Auschwitz Memorial Museum

FREEDOM! Auschwitz museum boss calls victory after Nigerian teen freed from jail

Auschwitz museum head Piotr Cywiński stepped in after Omar Farouq Bashir was sentenced by a Sharia court in North Kano State in August last year for allegedly ‘blaspheming against Allah’. PAP/faceofmalawi.com/Twitter

Auschwitz museum director Piotr Cywiński stepped in to help and offered to serve part of the teen’s jail sentence for clemency after Omar Farouq Bashir was sentenced allegedly ‘blaspheming against Allah’ during an argument with a friend at school.

ETSY bans ‘Camp Auschwitz’ T-shirt after MAGA mob member seen wearing same during Capitol riots

The T-shirt, which shows a skull and crossbones alongside the ‘Camp Auschwitz’ slogan, was listed for sale on Etsy’s marketplace and is similar to one worn by a rioter who stormed the Capitol in Washington D.C. last week.

Auschwitz Museum closed until end-January

The Auschwitz Museum in southern Poland will remain closed to visitors until January 31 owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, the museum announced on Tuesday.

Auschwitz Museum boss vows to continue fight for release of 13-year-old Nigerian boy despite snub from Nigerian president

In a letter to Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari, the director of the museum Piotr Cywiński hit out at the “preposterous sentence” saying: “While waiting for your response, I wish to assure you that I will continue to act toward’s the boy’s release.”

Auschwitz travelling exhibition wins Grand Prix of European Heritage Award

The Europa Nostra Award was given for highlighting the importance of continuing to educate people in Europe and beyond about one of the darkest episodes in 20th Century history.

Secret notebook filled with poems by prisoners donated to Auschwitz

A testimony to the need for culture, the poems were collected by Bożena Janina Zdunek and inscribed in a notebook that was meant to record the numbers of deceased prisoners.

Auschwitz museum head offers to serve sentence of teen jailed for 10 years for blasphemy

In a letter to the president of Nigeria, where the 13-year-old is being held, Piotr Cywiński said he would take the 13-year-old’s place, adding: “I cannot remain indifferent to this disgraceful sentence for humanity.” 

Auschwitz director offers to serve Nigerian teen's sharia sentence

Piotr Cywinski, director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, has written to the president of Nigeria requesting the pardon of a 13-year-old boy sentenced to 10 years in prison for blasphemy, Cywinski has tweeted.

Identity of child murdered in Auschwitz found scrawled inside old shoe

The discovery described by museum staff as "exceptional" was made during conservation work on shoes that make up part of the permanent exhibition at the Auschwitz museum.

Letters from Auschwitz: online exhibition shows letters from one of the first prisoners sent to the infamous Nazi camp

The release of the letters marks the 80th anniversary of the first transport of Polish prisoners to Auschwitz.

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