VIENNA and LONDON – With the issue of the indictment against Khaled Al-Halabi and Musab Abu Rukbah and the initiation of court proceedings against them, several international and national news sources have picked up the story. Below is a listing of articles published late 2025 in both the English and German languages.
English language publications
- The New York Times War Crimes Indictment Reveals a Hard Road to Justice for Syria
German language publications
- Falter Torturen aus 1001 Nacht („Tortures from 1001 nights“)
- Der Standard Folter, Mossad, BVT: Wie ein syrischer General vor einem Wiener Gericht landete („Torture, Mossad, BVT: how a syrian General landed in front of a Viennese court“)
- Der Standard In Wien von Geheimdiensten versteckt: Wer ist der wegen Folter angeklagte Assad-General? (“Hidden in Vienna by intelligence services: Who is the Assad general accused of torture?”)
- Puls 24 Opferanwältin erfreut über Anklage gegen “Foltergeneral” (Victims’ lawyer delighted by indictment against “torture general”)
- Salzburger Nachrichten „Opferanwältin erfreut über Anklage gegen “Foltergeneral” (“Victims’ lawyer delighted by indictment against “torture general”)
- Vienna.at Syrischer “Foltergeneral” in Wien: Anklage von Opferanwältin begrüßt (Syrian “torture general” in Vienna: Indictment welcomed by victims’ lawyer)
- Die Presse Der syrische General, der nach Österreich floh und jetzt angeklagt wird (The Syrian general who fled to Austria and is now being charged)
- ZackZack “White Milk”: BMI-Beamte halfen syrischem General, der nun wegen Folter angeklagt ist (“White Milk”: BMI officials helped Syrian general who is now accused of torture)