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When refugees won historic convictions against the Syrian torture regime, they also opened a new front in the global fight for human rights, writes Alia Malek

German court sentences Anwar Raslan to life in prison in historic trial of state sponsored crimes by Assad regime.

A German court has convicted a former Syrian secret police officer for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail near Damascus.

Tamara Qiblawi, Jomana Karadsheh and Christian Streib, CNN

KOBLENZ, Germany—A former Syrian secret police officer was convicted by a German court Thursday of crimes against humanity ...

The world's first criminal trial on torture in Syria's prisons ended Thursday in Koblenz, Germany — the first time a high-ranking ex-Syrian official faced Syrians in open court in a war crimes case.

KOBLENZ, Germany — The world's first criminal trial over torture in Syria's prisons ended Thursday with a guilty verdict and life sentence for a

KOBLENZ, Germany — The world's first criminal trial over torture in Syria's prisons ended Thursday with a guilty verdict and life sentence for a

The world's first criminal trial on torture in Syria's prisons ended Thursday in Koblenz, Germany — the first time a high-ranking ex-Syrian official faced Syrians in open court in a war crimes case.

Victims of torture in Syria and human rights activists say they hope the upcoming verdict in a landmark trial will be a first step toward justice for countless Syrians who suffered abuse at the hands of President Bashar Assad’s government in the country’s long-running conflict. A court in the German city of Koblenz is scheduled…