Atef Najib, the ex-Syrian security official widely seen as the man who oversaw a regime of murder, torture and forced disappearances during Syria's civil war, has been sentenced to death.
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Moroccan rapper Mehdi Blackwind has been detained by authorities, reportedly charged with "inciting felonies" after calling for public protests to demand better schools and hospitals.