US EditionHuman Rights Watch says Israeli airstrike on Iranian prison was an ‘apparent war crime’
The airstrike targeted multiple buildings within the prison, killing at least 80 civilians including prisoners and staff, amid ongoing concerns over detainees' safety and rights.
- Human Rights Watch alleged that an Israeli airstrike on an Iranian prison was an 'apparent war crime' with no evidence of a military target or advance warning.
- The airstrike hit Evin Prison in Tehran during visiting hours, killing at least 71 people and putting prisoners 'at grave risk'.
- Human Rights Watch said some prisoners were subjected to 'ill-treatment and violence' after the attack, with some disappearing, including a Swedish-Iranian doctor at risk of execution.
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Human Rights Watch Condemns Israeli Airstrikes on Evin Prison as Apparent War Crimes - teleSUR English
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has issued a scathing report condemning the Israeli airstrikes on Evin Prison in Tehran on June 23, 2025, labeling the attack as unlawfully indiscriminate and a clear violation of international law, amounting to apparent war crimes. The strikes, which occurred between 11:17 a.m. and 12:18 p.m., targeted multiple buildings across the sprawling 43-hectare prison complex during visiting hours, killing at least 80 people, in…
Israeli bombing of Iran’s Evin Prison ’apparent war crime’: HRW
Human Rights Watch alleged Thursday that an Israeli airstrike on a notorious Iranian prison was "an apparent war crime," while also accusing Tehran of harming and disappearing prisoners after the attack. Israel struck Evin Prison in Tehran, one of Iran's most notorious detention facilities for political activists and dissidents, on June 23, during its 12-day air war with the Islamic Republic. Over 1,500 prisoners are believed to have been held a…
In other words, the Iranian regime's prison, which was hit in June, adds information about the people killed, the damage and what happened afterwards.
The Israeli strikes at the Tehran detention centre, where political prisoners are being held, have killed and injured many civilians "including prisoners, members of their families and prison staff", the NGO denounces.
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