{
  "id": 1700162,
  "title": "Syrian court sentences detained Assad cousin to death for crimes against humanity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/syrian-court-sentences-detained-assad-cousin-to-death-for-crimes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T11:45:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3364452/syrian-court-sentences-detained-assad-cousin-death-crimes-against-humanity"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Syrian court on Tuesday handed a death sentence to Wassim al-Assad who appeared in the dock, a cousin of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad who was himself sentenced to death in absentia last week. The 46-year-old relative of Assad was convicted over atrocities committed under the autocrat’s rule during the country’s nearly 14-year civil war. Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan said Assad’s cousin was…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Syrian court sentences Bashar Al Assad’s cousin Wassim to death for war crimes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/syrian-court-sentences-bashar-al-assads-cousin-wassim-to-death-for",
        "published": "2026-08-18T10:41:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Who is Wassim al-Assad, sentenced to death for Syria war atrocities?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/who-is-wassim-al-assad-sentenced-to-death-for-syria-war-atrocities",
        "published": "2026-08-18T13:06:20.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}