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Syria sentences absent former president Bashar al-Assad to death over killings, torture

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Burnham vows to resolve ‘long-running injustice’ of indefinite prison sentences

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Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity

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Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia for crimes during the country's 14-year deadly conflict

Ousted dictator Bashar al Assad sentenced to death in absentia by Syrian court

A court in Syria has sentenced ousted leader Bashar Assad to death in absentia

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Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and his brother have been sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes.

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Find a way to keep Pc Harper’s killers in jail, Burnham orders Justice Secretary

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Government will keep PC Harper’s killers in jail, says Angela Rayner

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