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ISIS Prisons Museum: An Online Archive

The ISIS Prisons Museum is an online archive documenting human rights abuses by ISIS in Syria and Iraq, providing evidence for future legal proceedings.

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What is the ISIS Prisons Museum, and what is its purpose?: The ISIS Prisons Museum is an online archive of over 500 testimonies and virtual tours of former ISIS prisons in Syria and Iraq. It aims to document human rights abuses and provide evidence for legal proceedings.
What motivated Amer Matar to create the ISIS Prisons Museum?: Amer Matar, the director of the online museum, was motivated to create it partly due to his brother's disappearance at the hands of ISIS in 2013. The museum seeks to aid victims and families in finding answers and justice.
What kind of evidence is contained within the ISIS Prisons Museum?: The museum's collection includes 3D images of 50 detention centers and 30 mass graves, along with over 70,000 digitized ISIS documents. This evidence was gathered by volunteers, journalists, and human rights activists who entered former prisons after the fall of ISIS.
What happened to Muhammad al-Attar during his imprisonment by ISIS?: Muhammad al-Attar, a theologian, was imprisoned by ISIS in Mosul for refusing to pledge allegiance. He endured months of beatings and electrocution, secretly crying to avoid showing weakness to his fellow prisoners.
What is the ultimate goal of the ISIS Prisons Museum concerning legal action?: The project hopes to provide evidence of ISIS crimes against humanity for use in international courts. They aim for global awareness of their existence to facilitate access to the documented information by judicial authorities.

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