Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia
Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentiaImage source, GettyImagesBySamantha Granville and Alys DaviesPublished7 minutes agoA Syrian court has sentenced ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, after convicting him of committing war…
- ▪Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentiaImage source, GettyImagesBySamantha Granville and Alys DaviesPublished7 minutes agoA Syrian court has sentenced ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, after
5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 4 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is sentenced to death in absentia — Washington Post — World
- ▪ Syria Sentences Former President al-Assad to Death for Crimes Against Humanity — NYT — World
- ▪ Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia — NPR Topics: News
- ▪ Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death for war crimes — The Guardian — World
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Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentiaImage source, GettyImagesBySamantha Granville and Alys DaviesPublished7 minutes agoA Syrian court has sentenced ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, after convicting him of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country's civil war.Assad fled from Damascus to Moscow with his family after his regime was overthrown in December 2024, ending his family's five-decade grip on power.In the same case, the court also sentenced to death Atef Najib, Assad's cousin and the former head of political security in southern Syria's Deraa province.
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