US EditionAmnesty Urges Probe Into Israeli Strike on Tehran Prison
TEHRAN PROVINCE, IRAN, JUL 21 – Amnesty International alleges Israeli air strikes on Evin prison killed at least 80 civilians and damaged multiple buildings, calling for an international war crime probe.
- On June 23, 2025, Israeli military carried out multiple air strikes on Evin prison in Tehran, hitting sites over 500 metres apart and damaging prison facilities and nearby homes, Amnesty International found.
- Under international humanitarian law a prison is presumed a civilian object, and no credible evidence shows Evin prison was a lawful military target, Amnesty International says.
- At least 80 civilians were killed according to Iranian authorities, with victims including staff and visitors, and a prisoner said `They are dropping bombs on us`.
- Amnesty International called for a war crimes investigation, while Erika Guevara Rosas said `Carrying out such attacks knowingly and deliberately constitutes a war crime`.
- Global legal experts could invoke universal jurisdiction to try suspects, and Amnesty International will publish further findings on hostilities.
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The Israeli attack resulted in the death of 79 people, including detainees, and between 1,500 and 2,000 people were in this ultra-secure prison, according to the NGO.
Amnesty International called for an investigation on Tuesday for "war crime" after Israeli strikes in late June against Evine prison in Iran.
Iran: Deliberate Israeli attack on Tehran’s Evin prison must be investigated as a war crime
The Israeli military’s deliberate air strikes on Evin prison in Tehran on 23 June 2025 constitute a serious violation of international humanitarian law and must be criminally investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said today, following an in-depth investigation. Verified video footage, satellite imagery and interviews with eyewitnesses, prisoners’ families and human rights defenders indicate that the Israeli military carried out mult…
The Evin prison, following the 23 June Israeli attack in Tehran on 29 June 2025. MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY VIA REUTERS Amnesty International requested, on Tuesday 22 July, an investigation into "war crime" following Israeli strikes on 23 June against Evin prison in Tehran, Iran, during the 12 day war between the two countries. "The deliberate airstrikes of the Israeli army (...) constitute a serious violation of international humani…
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