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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Guterres walked through Saydnaya. But Saydnaya was one prison among more than a hundred —and around 95 are reportedly back in use: same cells, new jailers, no oversight. The archives stay closed; not one family has a documented answer about a missing relative. One prison is shown.The system runs on.

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Got my copy of The Blood Between Us: Syria’s Revolutionary Transition by @qunfuz.bsky.social today.I’m looking forward to reading it.Robin has followed Syria for many years with care, honesty, and a sharp eye for the details that often get lost.I’m also glad to find a small quote of mine in the book

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

In Feb 2025, I returned to Syria and walked back into Branch 251 — the cell where Assad’s intelligence first detained me in 2011. I found new prisoners sitting on the same floor. My new piece on why the new Syria has not dismantled the old prison system: www.thedial.world/articles/new...

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“There Is Nothing More Nightmarish” — The Dial

The new Syria has not dismantled the old prison system.

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

In April 2026, Amjad Youssef confessed to killing 40 people “on his own initiative.” Our new investigation reveals a different story: 22 internal documents from Assad’s Military Intelligence Division show orders, a chain of command, and multiple branches involved. aljumhuriya.net/en/2026/05/1...

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The Internal Dossier of the Tadamon Massacre

How the Military Intelligence Division Handled the Massacre After Its Exposure

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

One Thousand and One Nights in Saydnaya Prison We are exhibiting this old Arabic volume in our Berlin exhibition on Saydnaya Prison. It contains three stories — Judar, The Girls of Baghdad, and Qamar al-Zaman — and belonged to the prison library built by prisoners over many years in the 1990s.

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

We are exhibiting this old Arabic edition of Goethe’s The Sorrows of Werther in our Berlin exhibition, alongside a wider collection of books and personal belongings from Saydnaya Prison — including letters, hidden messages, and other traces of prison life.

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Now open in Berlin Sednaya Prison Exhibition: The Architecture of Repression and Killing in Syria 26.03.2026 – 27.09.2026 Genslerstrasse 66, 13055 Berlin-Hohenschönhausen We welcome visitors daily during official opening hours.

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I spoke at length in this DW Arabic interview about the reuse of Assad regime prisons, the inheritance of prison systems in Syria, and my last detention in September. I also tried to address a central question: has the prison nightmare truly ended in post-Assad Syria? youtu.be/bdZ-7NmZnPM?...

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عامر مطر - هل انتهى كابوس السجون في سوريا؟ | سوريا لوين؟

YouTube video by DW عربية

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

What did it mean for Syrian families to visit a loved one inside Saydnaya Military Prison? This video investigation focuses on the visit itself: the procedures, the waiting, and the suffering that accompanied every attempt by families to see detained sons and relatives. youtu.be/Y0dYaFc-6uM?...

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the visitation inside Saydnaya Military Prison - الزيارة في سجن صيدنايا العسكري

YouTube video by Prisons Museum - متحف السجون

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

I recently spoke with @Daraj_media about memory, justice, and the long road from detention and exile to return. I shared a glimpse of my recent arrest in Syria, and the continuing risks faced by journalists and human rights defenders there. 🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/xZP5_QWO4H0 #Syria #Justice

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عامر مطر: "أنا عايش بين السجون"

YouTube video by Daraj Media

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

We’re excited to launch the Prisons Museum Foundation website: www.prisons.museum/en A platform dedicated to documenting prisons, preserving memory, and amplifying survivors’ voices. #PrisonsMuseum #Memory #Justice #HumanRights

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

🏚 Once a traditional home in Mosul’s Old City, #ISIS turned it into a Hisba prison. Our 3D reconstruction took 3 years of work: 📜 1,000+ documents analyzed 🗣️ 7 survivors from this prison interviewed 🗣️ Dozens from other Hisba prisons in Mosul Walk through: 🔗 www.isisprisons.museum/en/sites/pri...

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Leaked CCTV from Suwayda Hospital (July 16, 2025) shows gov. forces shelling the building, assaulting staff, and executing civilians — one killer wore an ISIS patch. We’re investigating these crimes just as we did ISIS & Assad crimes. Justice must be universal. #Suwayda #JusticeForSyria #HumanRights

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Yusuf Al-Labbad was not killed in a vacuum. His death is a direct result of unchecked crimes, official lies, and a system built on impunity. Every crime we fail to confront becomes permission for the next. #JusticeForYusuf #CoastalMassacres #Syria #EndImpunity #NoJusticeNoPeace

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Yusuf Al-Labbad walked into the Umayyad Mosque alive — and left as a corpse. The official story? He “hit his head on hard objects” by himself in a guarded room. No cameras. No witnesses. No medical report. This wasn’t suicide. It’s state violence — again. #JusticeForYusuf #Syria #EndImpunity

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

In Paris, Asaad al-Shaibani of the HTS-backed Syrian “transitional govt” met Israeli officials under U.S. mediation. In Suwayda, civilians are killed over false accusations of Israeli ties. Who defines treason—and for whose benefit? #Syria #Suwayda #Against

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Civil resistance is possible—even under ISIS. We spent months working on this investigation about Raqqa’s nonviolent resistance during ISIS rule. It’s now live on: 👉 www.isisprisons.museum/en/investiga... Authoritarian terror doesn’t erase the will to resist. It just makes resistance harder.

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ISIS Prisons Museum

The ISIS Prisons Museum is a virtual museum space that uses state-of-the-art digital technology to exhibit forensic investigations into crimes committed by ISIS. It combines online digital storytellin...

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Silence enables the crime. If the current authorities in Damascus don’t act now, they are no different from those before them. And they are opening the door to another forever war.

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Hama 1982 → Sweida 2025 The Assad dictatorship began with a massacre. Today, a new one is forming in Sweida. If it’s not stopped now, we may be entering a new era of endless, blood-soaked rule—this time by warlords and “de facto” authorities, not just one man.

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

What’s happening in Sweida is heartbreaking. A place that once stood with dignity and defiance is now being dragged into a dirty war of revenge, tribalism, and silence. We fought for freedom, dignity, and justice—not for this.

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

After analyzing thousands of ISIS documents, we published a new investigation on the Hisba Diwan — the system of religious policing under ISIS. How it worked, how it justified repression, and how it helped build the illusion of a state. 🔗 isisprisons.museum/en/investiga...

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ISIS Prisons Museum

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Today is my brother Mohammed Nour Matar’s birthday. He was taken by ISIS in 2013 and we’ve heard nothing since. We searched every prison, every village, every wall. We built a museum for him. And we will keep searching. Because he’s brave. Because he matters. Because he’s my brother.

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

The ISIS Prisons Museum expresses its deep sorrow over the bombing that targeted the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, claiming the lives of more than 25 civilians and injuring dozens of others.

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

بجب تجريم الدعشنة في سوريا، مثل تجريم الأسدية.

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Heartbroken by the horrific attack on St. Elias Church in Damascus. Dozens were killed and injured while praying. My deepest condolences to the families of the victims and all members of the Syrian Christian community. Violence against worshippers is a crime against us all. 🖤

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Frankfurt court sentences Syrian doctor Alaa Mousa to life in prison without parole for crimes against humanity, including torture, murder & sexual violence in military hospitals (2011–2012). #Justice #Syria #FrankfurtVerdict

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Honored to speak at #NR25 on the risks & realities of investigative reporting from Syria. I’ll share work on ISIS prisons, the Shaitat massacre, and documenting war crimes. Join us June 13, 3PM. More info: nr25.sched.com/event/1yzgw #Syria #Journalism #Justice #Accountability

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NR25: Inside Syria: Investigative Frontlines a...

View more about this event at NR25

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

In Syria today: Bikinis are haram, but Fadi Saqr — a war criminal behind the Tadamon massacre — is halal enough for the new government’s Peace Committee. Welcome to the moral compass of the state.

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

How can Syrians be asked to trust the state?For decades, it has arrested, robbed, and oppressed us.For the past 15 years,it bombed our homes, destroyed our cities, and displaced millions.Trust is not given blindly it must be earned.Our experience teaches us to demand justice, not silence our doubts.

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Eid Mubarak! Wishing you and your loved ones peace, joy, and blessings on this Eid al-Adha. May justice prevail in our lands, may the war on Gaza come to an end, and may our people no longer die from bullets and bombs. This Eid, we remember the pain, but we also hold on to hope.

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

From the Political Security Prison in the city of Hama

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Amer matar عامر مطر @amermatar.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Masks in the guard room at Sednaya prison.

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