In Syria, the military detention center known as ‘Branch 235’ reveals the systematic repression of dissent under Bashar al-Assad’s regime. As investigations continue, the International Commission on Missing Persons emphasizes the importance of preserving archival evidence to assist families searching for the thousands of missing. Survivors recount harrowing experiences, while thousands of documents and testimonies shed light on the atrocities committed, illustrating a bureaucratic machinery of oppression.