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Evin Prison (Persian: زندان اوین, romanized: Zendân-e-Evin) is a prison located in the Evin neighborhood of Tehran, Iran.The prison has been the primary site for the housing of Iran's political prisoners since 1972, before and after the Iranian Revolution, in a purpose-built wing nicknamed "Evin University" due to the high number of students and intellectuals detained there. [3]
According to the Center for Human Rights in Iran, there was a "gun battle" in Evin prison Saturday night ongoing at 22:00 local time on the night of 15 October. [14] Explosions from the prison were heard in the early hours of 16 October. [3]
Interrogations, beatings, cramped quarters and the tight bonds women forge inside Tehran's Evin prison.
Namazi previously spoke with Amanpour by phone in March 2023 from inside Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, in what was an unprecedented interview. He was the longest-held Iranian-American prisoner ...
Sanjari spent time in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, which is known for its long record of human rights abuses. ... Kianoosh Sanjari, who jumped to his death from a building in Tehran on ...
Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh [1] were sentenced to execution by hanging in 2009 for converting to Christianity in Iran. [2] [3] [4] They were detained in the notorious Evin Prison for 259 days [5] [6] [7] where they were tortured and interrogated. [8] After gaining freedom, the two women wrote Captive in Iran which detailed their ...
The U.S. citizens were being held in Iran's notorious Evin Prison, where reports of torture, brutal interrogations and poor conditions are rampant. Earlier this year, Siamak Nazari gave a dramatic ...
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi's account of a fire last year inside Evin Prison in Tehran