Welcome to Archive of Silence,

We are an independent collective of individuals working and studying in the cultural sphere of Berlin without affiliation to any political organizations. Our mission is to document the alarming waves of erasure and violence directed at Palestinian advocacy in Germany. We have witnessed bans, cancellations and censorship. Many, including Jewish people, have lost their jobs. Events have been canceled and people have been defamed. We refuse to accept this condition.

This digital archive serves as a platform for all voices that challenge the rigid political mainstream regarding Israel-Palestine, and have consequently been marginalized or silenced. Archive of Silence addresses those in positions of power, such as politicians, directors of cultural institutions and university presidents: We see you, and we hold you accountable for your complicity! We protest against your anti-democratic bans and the narrowing of our public spaces. We stand against anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab and anti-Muslim racism, against antisemitism and any other form of discrimination.

As a form of dissent, Archive of Silence collects each instance of silencing, ensuring that these injustices will not be forgotten. On this platform, we will publish both public cases and anonymous stories shared with us by the community. Through this, we aim to build a crowdsourced record of the violence we face, and gather evidence to hold institutions accountable for their complicity.

Germany, once again, finds itself on the wrong side of history.
We will not be silenced, and we will not forget.
If you are interested in our mission, you can support us by sharing your own story with us through the link in our bio and motivating others to do the same.

Let’s turn silence into action!
For freedom of speech
and for a free Palestine.