Mazen al-Hamada, who returned to Syria from the Netherlands, had publicly testified on the torture he faced while in prison.
Inside Aleppo, the first city to fall to Syrian rebels
Residents of the the city that was ravaged by civil war seem keen to get rid of the symbols of the Assad regime.
After 50 years of Assad cruelty, Syrians search for dead loved ones – and closure
BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen finds Syrians desperate for answers about the missing and a reckoning for their killers.
Nato must switch to a wartime mindset, warns secretary general
Mark Rutte urged members to “turbocharge” their defence spending to prevent future war with Russia.
Biden issues 39 presidential pardons and commutes 1,500 sentences
The White House says it is the highest number of presidential acts of clemency in a single day.
Macron to announce new French PM in bid to restore stability
The French president is hoping to end political turmoil eight days after MPs ousted Michel Barnier as PM.
Assisted dying now accounts for one in 20 Canada deaths
For the first time, the annual report delved into race and ethnic data of those who underwent assisted dying.
Jeremy Bowen: Assad’s palace, once a symbol of power, now an empty shell
The BBC’s international editor returns to Bashar al-Assad’s presidential palace, where he interviewed him in 2015.
Watch: Jeremy Bowen returns to Assad’s presidential palace
The BBC’s international editor returns to Bashar al-Assad’s presidential palace, where he interviewed him in 2015.
Indian teen becomes youngest world chess champion
Gukesh Dommaraju defeated defending chess champion Ding Liren of China in a nail-biter final game.
