When Accountability Reaches Further: The Informant Abdul Nasser Barraqi as a Case in Point
Fadel Abdulghany, It may be easy to reduce the ruling issued on 27 August 2026 by the Fourth Criminal Court...
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From a Request for the Death Penalty to Life Imprisonment: The Case of Ahmed Badreddin Hassoun and the Path of Accountability in Syria
Fadel Abdulghany The Syrian Public Prosecution's request, on 6 August 2026, that the maximum penalty be imposed on Ahmed Badreddin...
This Is What Syria Will Gain After the Removal of Its Name From the Terrorism List
Fadel Abdulghany In a step that came after nearly half a century, the United States of America announced on 24...
A Sentence in Damascus and An Accused in Moscow: The Limits of Syria’s First Attempt at Accountability
By Fadel Abdulghany and Kenneth Roth On August 11, 2026, the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus issued death sentences for former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad,...
Accountability and Medical Negligence in the Case of the Death of Mohammad Ghmeira
Fadel Abdulghany, Mohammad Ghmeira, a young man with hemophilia, died following his detention at the Al-Haffah police station in Syria....
What Does the Case of Wasim al-Assad Mean for the Path of Transitional Justice in Syria?
Fadel Abdulghany, The death sentence issued against Wasim al-Assad by the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus on 18 August 2026,...
Al-Hol Camp: Closure, Security Implications, and the Legal Obligations of States and the International Community
Fadel Abdulghany is executive director of the Syrian Network for Human Rights and author of The Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria and the...
Can Syria Recover the Criminals and the Looted Assets Through Interpol?
Fadel Abdulghany The Syrian Ministry of Justice announced the formation of an “Extradition Committee” to communicate with Interpol regarding the persons wanted by...
The Death Penalty in International Law: Evaluating the Sentences of Bashar al-Assad and Atef Najib
Fadel Abdulghany, The death sentences issued on August 11, 2026, by the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus against Bashar al-Assad,...
After the Death Sentence… This Is How Syria Can Capture “Assad”
Fadel Abdulghany The death sentences issued by the Damascus court against Bashar al-Assad, Maher al-Assad, and Atef Najib appear to...