Far from being just a legal arrangement, the "prisoner exchange" between the UAE and Egypt risks becoming a bridge that moves political detainees from one form of captivity to another, perpetuating a cycle of repression and abuse.

The fall of al-Assad’s regime has led to ongoing efforts to uncover the fate of thousands of detainees and missing persons from various Arab nations held under his rule.

Saydnaya was a demonic creation of Hafez al-Assad and his son Bashar, equipped with torture tools so horrific they seemed unimaginable, used by the Assad regime to torment and suppress Syrians.

The Israeli ongoing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, has severely strained the Israeli budget, leading to an unprecedented deficit that has impacted prison conditions and created an internal crisis due to overcrowding.

The previously silenced issue of prisoners of conscience in Jordan resurfaced once again as a Jordanian appeals court sentenced the prominent satirical journalist Ahmad al-Zoubi to one year in prison and ordered him to pay a fine.