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Syria War Crimes Verdict: Former Syrian Colonel Guilty in War Crimes Trial in Germany (Published 2022)
By Christopher F Schuetze, Katrin Bennhold & Hwaida Saad
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Jailing of Syrian intelligence officer ‘step towards justice’, say former detainees
By Ruth Michaelson
A Syrian colonel is jailed for life in a first torture trial for the Assad regime. It's one step in a 'long path to justice,' say victims' families
By Tamara Qiblawi, Jomana Karadsheh & Christian Streib
Ex-officer jailed for Syrian war crimes after landmark German trial
By Erol Dogrudogan & Joseph Nasr
Germany's Syria torture trial results in a guilty verdict
By Deborah Amos
We need better laws to prosecute atrocities in Syria
By Hanny Megally, Paulo Pinheiro & Catherine Marchi-Uhel
First Trial for Syrian State Atrocities Yields Guilty Verdict in Germany
By Katrin Bennhold & Ben Hubbard
German court jails former Syrian intelligence officer for life
By Philip Oltermann