{
  "id": 559175,
  "title": "Syrian court sentences ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/syrian-court-sentences-ousted-leader-bashar-al-assad-to-death-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T09:59:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3363672/syrian-court-sentences-ousted-leader-bashar-al-assad-death-absentia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Syrian court sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death on Tuesday after a trial in absentia, convicting him of crimes including killings, torture, and arbitrary arrest during the country’s nearly 14-year war. It was the first conviction against Assad, who was ousted in a rebel offensive in December 2024 that ended decades of his family’s iron-fisted rule over Syria and the brutal war…",
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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."
}