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  "id": 550590,
  "title": "Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/former-syrian-president-assad-sentenced-to-death-in-absentia-550590",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T08:47:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
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    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/08/11/former-syrian-president-assad-sentenced-to-death-in-absentia"
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  "account": "A Syrian court sentenced former President Bashar Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia on Tuesday for murder, torture and crimes against humanity committed during the country's 14-year civil war. The verdicts are the first against Assad or his inner circle since his family's five decades of power ended 20 months ago. The court also sentenced six other former officials to death in absentia.",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Damascus court sentences Bashar Al Assad and eight others to death",
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        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Syria sentences Bashar Assad to death in absentia",
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        "title": "Ex-Syrian President Bashar Assad sentenced to death for ‘crimes against humanity’",
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        "title": "Syria sentences absent Bashar al-Assad to death over killings, torture",
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        "title": "Syria sentences absent Bashar al-Assad to death over killings, torture",
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        "published": "2026-08-11T09:46:35.000Z"
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        "title": "Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia",
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        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Syria sentences absent Bashar al-Assad to death over killings, torture",
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        "published": "2026-08-11T10:46:52.000Z"
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        "title": "Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death for war crimes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/bashar-al-assad-sentenced-to-death-for-war-crimes",
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      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/former-syrian-president-assad-sentenced-to-death-in-absentia-570386",
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