The New York Times

For Fallen Syrian Dictator Assad and Family, an Exile of Luxury and Impunity

Bashar al-Assad’s long, brutal reign ended swiftly, but he and his close circle have had a soft landing in Russia. Credit...Aaron Byrd Supported by By Erika Solomon Christiaan Triebert Haley Willis ...
The Boston Globe

French court to decide if Assad can be stripped of immunity and tried for Syrian chemical attacks

BRUSSELS (AP) — France’s highest court is ruling Friday on whether it can strip the head of state immunity of Bashar Assad, the former leader of Syria now in exile in Russia, because of the brutality ...
The New York Times

Assad Defaced: Syrians Destroy a Dictator’s Icons

When Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December, the iconography of posters, billboards and statues emblematic of his family’s brutal decades-long grip on the country also came down. The images of Assad ...