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• First domestic trial of Assad-era officials opens in Damascus as critics warn of selective transitional justice

  Published: Apr 28, 2026

  Section: Middle East

  Syria has launched its first public trial against figures from the former Bashar al-Assad regime, with the prosecution of Atef Najib, the intelligence chief blamed for igniting the...

• Swedish Prosecutors Demand Multi-Year Prison Sentences for Former Oil Executives Over Sudan War Crimes

  Published: Apr 8, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Prosecutors in Stockholm have requested lengthy prison terms for Ian Lundin and Alex Schneiter, former leaders of Lundin Oil, for alleged complicity in war crimes. The state argues...