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2 Syrian victims and activists demonstrate with signs outside the court in Koblenz, Germany, following the trial of Anwar Raslan
Anwar Raslan's conviction: "The beginning of a wider struggle"
20 January 2022 by Hannah El-Hitami
In Koblenz, Germany, the al-Khatib trial has ended with a life sentence for main defendant Anwar Raslan. The judges found the ex-intelligence officer responsible for torture and killing in Damascus security branch 251. The defence [...]
Anwar Raslan in the dock in Koblenz (Al-Khatib trial), Germany Syria: Anwar Raslan gets life sentence for crimes against humanity
13 January 2022 by AFP
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 [...]