Syrian official who ran prison where detainees alleged torture arrested in US
Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, 72, who oversaw notorious Adra prison, detained at LAX on immigration fraud charges
May 2024
French court finds three Syrian officials guilty of crimes against humanity
Members of Assad regime sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment on Friday after landmark trial in Paris
Children and elderly people tortured at Syria military prison, Paris court told
Three top officers close to Bashar al-Assad are on trial in absentia over the deaths of a student and his father
Assad officials face landmark Paris trial over killing of student and father
Prosecution of three high-ranking Syrian officials to be tried in absentia could pave way for president’s case
March 2024
Protests in north-west Syria mark 13 years since start of fight for democracy
Rallies take place in Idlib region, held by rebels against Bashar al-Assad, whose repression sparked civil war in 2011
November 2023
French court issues arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad for complicity in war crimes
Three others also subject to warrants over use of sarin gas in two attacks in Syria in August 2013 that killed more than 1,000 people
October 2023
Syrian forces attack rebel-held regions after strike on military graduates – video
Explosion in path of White Helmets taking injured to hospital in Syria – video
September 2023
Three injured in Syria as shots reportedly fired at anti-Assad protesters
What the recent protests in Syria tell us about Assad's grip on power – video explainer
August 2023
Syrian protests enter second week with calls for Assad to go
Anti-government protests shake Syrian provinces amid anger over economy
July 2023
China, Myanmar and now Darfur ... the horror of genocide is here again
Simon Tisdall
Each time it happens, the world insists: ‘never again’. But the political and moral blindspots that allow these atrocities will persist until the lessons of history are learned
June 2023
Rights and freedom
‘We fear leaving the house’: Lebanon and Turkey step up deportations of Syrian refugees
Countries that once welcomed Syrians fleeing the civil war are now forcing them to return as Assad is feted by the Arab world
May 2023
Millions of Syrian refugees face fight to reclaim homes, says human rights group
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Syria’s Bashar al-Assad returns to Arab League after 12-year ban – video
Bashar al-Assad tells Arab League he hopes his return marks new era of peace
Syria’s Assad to attend Arab League summit as west opposes rehabilitation
Rights and freedom
Assad’s regime took my father. Normalising relations feels like an attempt to rewrite history
Wafa Mustafa
More than 300,000 Syrian civilians died. Any attempt to rehabilitate Assad is utterly shameful