Skip linksSkip to Contentplay Live Sign upShow navigation menuNavigation menuNewsShow more news sectionsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificMiddle EastExplainedSportOpinionVideoMoreShow more sectionsFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored Contentplay Live Click here to searchsearchSign upNavigation menucaret-leftSyria's WarLive: A year since fall of al-AssadHope and celebration in SyriaHow many Syrians have returned?Watch: The Road to DamascusThe fight for justice in SyriaWatch: One year after al-Assadcaret-rightplay videoplay videoVideo Duration 27 minutes 30 seconds play-arrow27:30Inside StoryCan Syria deliver transitional justice?A court has sentenced ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad and others to death in absentia.Read moreSyrians have been demanding accountability for the murders, disappearances and torture carried out by the government of Bashar al-Assad during nearly 14 years of war.Now a court in Damascus has sentenced al-Assad to death in absentia, along with his brother Maher and six other former high-ranking officials, for crimes carried out during the conflict.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Bashar al-Assad, Atef Najib sentenced to death in landmark Syria triallist 2 of 4‘They need each other’: What’s behind the new Syria-Russia accord?list 3 of 4Several wounded in minibus blast near Syria’s Damascuslist 4 of 4Who is Atef Najib, former Syrian official sentenced to death with al-Assad?end of listAl-Assad’s cousin and former Deraa province security chief Atef Najib was present at the trial and also sentenced to death.The verdicts are being hailed by Syria’s new government as a landmark moment for justice. But they raise questions about what transitional justice should entail.How far will the government go in pursuing former regime officials?Presenter: James BaysGuests: Labib Nahhas – Analyst focusing on SyriaFadel Abdulghany – Founder and executive director of the Syrian Network for Human RightsGamal Mansour – Political scientist whose research focuses on Syria under the al-Assad regimePublished On 12 Aug 202612 Aug 2026SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoMore from the same showCan Netanyahu defy Trump on his Gaza peace plan?Video Duration 27 minutes 25 seconds play-arrow27:25Can the Doha Framework end the conflict in eastern DRC?Video Duration 28 minutes 10 seconds play-arrow28:10What are the challenges facing the Mecca agreement?Video Duration play-arrowCan diplomacy end the conflict in Libya?Video Duration 27 minutes 58 seconds play-arrow27:58How fragile is Lebanon’s uneasy peace?Video Duration 27 minutes 59 seconds play-arrow27:59Is the conflict between Russia and Ukraine deepening?Video Duration 27 minutes 30 seconds play-arrow27:30How much of a challenge are wildfires to Europe?Video Duration 27 minutes 30 seconds play-arrow27:30AboutAboutShow moreAbout UsCode of EthicsTerms and ConditionsEU/EEA Regulatory NoticePrivacy PolicyCookie PolicyCookie PreferencesAccessibility StatementSitemapWork for usConnectConnectShow moreContact UsUser Accounts HelpAdvertise with usStay ConnectedNewslettersChannel FinderTV SchedulePodcastsSubmit a TipPaid Partner ContentOur ChannelsOur ChannelsShow moreAl Jazeera ArabicAl Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera Investigative UnitAl Jazeera MubasherAl Jazeera DocumentaryAl Jazeera BalkansAJ+Our NetworkOur NetworkShow moreAl Jazeera Centre for StudiesAl Jazeera Media InstituteLearn ArabicAl Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human RightsAl Jazeera ForumAl Jazeera Hotel PartnersFollow Al Jazeera English:facebook-f-darktwitteryoutube-whiteinstagram-whiterss-white© 2026 Al Jazeera Media Network
