Bashar and Maher Assad remain in Russia after fleeing Syria following the collapse of their government. Syria's new authorities have called on Moscow to extradite them to face justice.

Bashar and Maher Assad remain in Russia after fleeing Syria following the collapse of their government. Syria's new authorities have called on Moscow to extradite them to face justice.

Assad’s cousin Atef Najib, present in Damascus court, also given death penalty for overseeing 2011 crackdown that helped trigger uprising against regime

A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia for crimes against humanity

Assad fled to Russia as Islamist-led forces closed in on Damascus after a lightning offensive.

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A court in Damascus on Tuesday sentenced the exiled former dictator Bashar al-Assad and eight ex-officials to death after finding them guilty of premeditated murder, torture, arbitrary detention and crimes against humanity.

The former president of Syria Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia by a Syrian court on Tuesday for committing atrocities during the country’s nearly 14-year civil war....

A Syrian court has sentenced former leader Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death after convicting them in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country’s devastating civil war.

A Syrian court has sentenced former leader Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death after convicting them in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country’s devastating civil war.

DAMASCUS: A Syrian court sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death on Tuesday (Aug 11) after a trial in absentia, convicting him of crimes including killings, torture and arbitrary arrest during the country's nearly 14-year war.It was the first conviction against Assad, who was ousted in a rebel offens

Syria's Bashar al-Assad fled the capital Damascus as rebel fighters approached nearly two years ago, and is currently in Moscow.

Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death for crimes against humanity during the 14-year civil war, as he remains in Moscow.

A Syrian court has sentenced Bashar Assad, Maher Assad, and Atef Najib to death in absentia Tuesday for war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict.

Syrian court sentences ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for killings and torture during the country's civil war. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conf

Syria's former president Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia, after a Syrian court convicted him over charges of "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity" during the country's civil war.

A Syrian court has sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of crimes including killings, torture, and arbitrary arrest during the country's nearly 14-year war.