A German court has handed down a life sentence to a Syrian doctor convicted of committing acts of torture as part of Bashar ...

A German court on Monday sentenced a Syrian doctor to life in prison for crimes against humanity for torturing detainees at military hospitals under former ruler Bashar al-Assad. As well as crimes ...

The prosecution of Alaa Mousa relied on the legal concept of universal jurisdiction, under which normal rules on territorial jurisdiction do not apply.

The court said his crimes were part of a systematic attack against people protesting against then-President Bashar al-Assad during the Arab Spring, which precipitated the country's civil war ...

Germany Hands Syrian Doctor Life for Torturing Assad Critics. By Reuters ... doctor, 36, known as M. by ... systematic attack against people protesting against then-President Bashar al-Assad ...

Assad’s leadership quickly descended into authoritarianism, marked by mass repression and a devastating civil war. This video ...

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U.S. officials said sanctions against targets such as its central bank would end, but they would remain on Syria’s former ...