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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 ...
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However, the lowest point of Ashoori's experience at Evin prison were the 45 days he spent in solitary confinement, experiencing what he described as "psychological torture." "I had one main interrogator, but most of the time, I could feel the presence of others in those small interrogation rooms," he said. "They were making threats that they would...
Even before the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, Evin prison was used for locking up political prisoners, foreigners and dual nationals. As waves of protest for personal freedoms continue in Iran following the death of a young woman in the custody of the "morality police" for not properly wearing a hijab, or Islamic headscarf, more and more people ...
Zakka also spent 18 months in solitary confinement, and said he went on multiple hunger strikes to protest his imprisonment. Zakka said he was kept in a dirty 8-square-meter room with the light always on. "You don't have anything. You have just something like a carpet and a blanket to cover yourself. We got all kinds of infections because most of t...
Aug 24, 2021 · The head of Iran's prison service has apologised after hackers leaked videos showing the abuse of detainees at Tehran's notorious Evin prison. The hackers released security footage showing...
Nov 1, 2022 · November 1, 2022. Amid the nationwide protests that have rocked Iran since the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, who had been arrested for allegedly wearing her hijab improperly, a riot and a...
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Aug 24, 2021 · Tehran, Iran – A top Iranian prisons official has confirmed the veracity of footage leaked by hackers that shows the harsh conditions inmates of Tehran’s Evin Prison suffer. The surveillance...
Aug 25, 2021 · Leaked surveillance footage from Evin prison showing appalling abuse of prisoners serves as a chilling reminder of the impunity granted to prison officials in Iran who subject those in their custody to torture and other cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment, Amnesty International said today.
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Sep 13, 2019 · Perth bloggers Mark Firkin and his partner Jolie King were arrested 10 weeks ago and are now detained in Tehran's Evin prison, along with a third Australian — a female academic being held in solitary confinement who was reportedly sentenced to 10 years in prison after her arrest in October last year.
