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‘I only had this father, and he’s gone’: Wafa Mustafa’s fight for truth and justice for Syria’s missing

Bashar al-Assad](https://www.theguardian.com/world/bashar-al-assad) regime forces or other armed groups, where they were tortured and often killed, during a conflict that broke much of Syria’s estimated 25 million population. Now, a year

Dutch court sentences Syrian to 26 years for torturing for al-Assad

regime of former Syrian President [Bashar al-Assad](/news/2024/12/8/syrias-bashar-al-assad-the-president-who-lost-his-homeland). The court in The Hague handed down the sentence to Rafik A on Monday, having found that he tortured and raped prisoners while working

From exile to judge: Symbolism in Syria’s trial of Assad, former officials

Bashar al-Assad’s regime](/news/2024/12/8/what-happened-in-syria-has-al-assad-really-fallen) – the very one he had defected from – was overthrown, and al-Aryan was able to finally return to Syria’s judiciary. In the latest step on al-Aryan

Syrian commission prepares war crimes case against notorious Assad official

Bashar al-Assad](https://www.theguardian.com/world/bashar-al-assad), the former Syrian president, was ousted in December 2024, Syria’s new government collaborated with Saqr on security files, causing anger among victims who had sought accountability