Syria’s Ex-President Assad Sentenced to Death
By Oluwakemi Kindness Syria’s former President Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher al-Assad and his cousin Atef Najib have been sentenced to death over crimes committed during the country’s nearly 14-year war. The Criminal Court in Damascus on Tuesday convicted Bashar al-Assad of premeditated murder, torture and crimes against humanity. He was sentenced to death in […]