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The first public hearing held by the Truth and Dignity Commission (TDC), at Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia on November 17, 2016. © Eric Goldstein/Human Rights Watch

Ministry of Interior

Tunisia
1955
The Houareb Civil Prison

The Houareb Civil Prison

Tunisia
1955
PRISON DE DERB MOULAY CHERIF - CASABLANCA

Derb Moulay Shrif, Casablanca

Morocco
1956 - 1999
A Fatah movement poster from the Palestinian Digital Archive, Birzeit University

Kafr Qasim entrance, the ‘citizens’ massacre

Israel
1956
Women's prison in Manouba

Women's prison in Manouba

Tunisia
1960

Taksim Square

Turkey
1960
Central Prison - Sanaa

Central Prison - Sanaa

Yemen
1993
Satellite image of Chikly Island

Chikly Fort

Tunisia
1993
Madımak Hotel shall become a Museum of Shame, Pir Sultan Abdal Alevi Association, 2019, Sivas.

Madimak Hotel, Sivas

Turkey
1993

امن الدولة درعا

سوريا
1993
Picture of Dr. Saad El-Din Ibrahim behind bars, BBC News, 30 May, 2001

State Security Investigations Service in Nasr City

Egypt
2000
Raiding Queen Boat for obscene behavior, South Florida Gay News, 19 June 2015

The Queen Boat

Egypt
2001
Air Force Intelligence in Aleppo

Air Security, Aleppo

Syria
2005
Al Saleh Building

Asaleh City Building - Taiz

Yemen
2010

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