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flag Arab TV series in 2026 confront Syria’s past under Assad, using real trauma to spark debate on justice and memory.

flag During Ramadan 2026, Arab television broadcasts several series confronting Syria’s repressive past under Bashar al-Assad, focusing on prison abuse, enforced disappearances, and torture. flag Set in a Beirut replica of Saydnaya prison, one series dramatizes the 2008 inmate uprising, while another draws from real testimonies and the Caesar photographs, sparking backlash from families demanding legal justice over entertainment. flag A third series explores shared Syrian-Lebanese history through former prisoners’ return home, addressing Lebanon’s past subordination to Syria. flag Filming only began after Assad’s ouster, reflecting a new openness to confronting suppressed histories despite risks of retraumatizing survivors and stirring controversy.

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