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Lebanese officer indicted for torture death of Syrian refugee back on the job

By Alicia Medina|2023-04-28T11:02:57+02:00April 28, 2023|

Four of the five Lebanese State Security officers indicted last November for the torture death of Syrian refugee Bashar Abdul Saud were released on bail this month, one of whom is back at work, while the victim’s family and lawyer have been pressured to drop their complaint.

Accountability abroad: Mapping Syria-related cases in foreign courts

By Alicia Medina|2023-04-26T14:40:53+02:00April 25, 2023|

From the landmark Koblenz trial in Germany to the latest indictment of three high-ranking Syrian regime officials in France, the battle to hold perpetrators accountable for wartime atrocities in Syria is being waged in foreign courts. What kinds of cases are being brought, and where?