Bashar al-Assad

The BBC's Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega speaks to Syrians about how life has changed since the revolution.

One year into his rule Syria's leader has won over Trump and much of the West, but at home people know his weaknesses.

Imad Alarnab, who fled to London from Damascus in 2015, returned to Syria for the first time last month.

Some are only now coming forward with accounts of loved ones who disappeared during the civil war and are presumed dead.

The Assad regime used an international charity to hide children of detainees from their families.

David Lammy said he promoted transparency and accountability in a meeting with Syria's interim president Al-Sharaa.

Major General Bassam Al Hassan claims former Syrian President Assad ordered Austin Tice's execution.

The BBC heard from dozens of former officials about their role enforcing the brutality of the Assad regime.