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Anwar Raslan in the dock in Koblenz (Al-Khatib trial), Germany

Syria: Anwar Raslan gets life sentence for crimes against humanity

A historic verdict has just been handed down in Germany, on Thursday 13 January. State torture in Syria has been recognised for the first time by a court, in Koblenz, with the sentencing of Anwar Raslan to life for crimes against humanity. The former Syrian colonel was found guilty of overseeing the murder of 27 […]

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