{
  "id": 555827,
  "title": "Court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia in landmark trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/court-sentences-bashar-al-assad-to-death-in-absentia-in-landmark-trial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T10:07:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/court-sentences-bashar-al-assad-death-absentia-landmark-trial"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia in landmark trial A Damascus court sentenced Syria 's former president Bashar al-Assad , his brother Maher and former security official Atef Najib to death on Tuesday on charges of murder, torture and incitement to murder. The court convicted Bashar of premeditated murder of multiple people, including children, as well as torture, arbitrary…",
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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."
}