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Launch of the Syria Prisons Museum at the National Museum in Damascus, September 15, 2025.

Launch of the Syria Prisons Museum at the National Museum in Damascus, September 15, 2025. © Prisons Museum

Syria Prisons Museum Opens in Damascus

Initiative combines physical exhibition with digital platform that uses state-of-the-art technology to memorialise sites and preserve testimony.

10 Nov 25

Online discussion held to mark the International Day of the Disappeared on August 30.

Online discussion held to mark the International Day of the Disappeared on August 30.

Syria: Using Detention As Collective Punishment

Campaigners call for continued international activism to pressure Damascus.

22 Sep 21

Syria: Female Prisoners Speak Out

“It is not fair for us to face injustice both inside and outside prison.”

29 May 20

From left to right, moderator Temur Kiguradze, Oleg Sentsov, Vazha Gaprindashvili, Giorgi Dgebuadze, and Levan Asatiani. (Photo: Davit Mdzdinarishvili)

From left to right, moderator Temur Kiguradze, Oleg Sentsov, Vazha Gaprindashvili, Giorgi Dgebuadze, and Levan Asatiani. (Photo: Davit Mdzdinarishvili)

Russia's Prisoners-of-War

Discussion raises shared challenges faced by those in occupied territories.

17 Mar 20

Olha Volynska, the director of the documentary film Unbroken and Dmitry Reva, Director of Sich, an NGO providing legal assistance to former prisoners introducing the film and some key themes of the discussion. (Photo: IWPR)

Olha Volynska, the director of the documentary film Unbroken and Dmitry Reva, Director of Sich, an NGO providing legal assistance to former prisoners introducing the film and some key themes of the discussion. (Photo: IWPR)

Georgians and Ukrainians Search for Justice

Film event brings both communities together to discuss how to support lasting peace.

20 Dec 19

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