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'Nowhere to Escape': Israel Strike Intensifies Distress in Notorious Iran Jail

Summary by Al-Monitor
Alarm has intensified over the welfare of inmates after an Israeli strike on Evin prison in Tehran, one of Iran's most notorious penal complexes which haunts prisoners long after they are released.Rights groups say that Evin, which is believed to have the capacity for hundreds of inmates, is home to dozens of "political prisoners" innocent of any crime, including foreigners, and women who are kept in a separate wing.

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'Nowhere to escape': Israel strike intensifies distress in notorious Iran jail

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Behzad Naziri is one of the voices of the Iranian resistance. This 65-year-old man was taken political prisoner by the mullahs in 1982, at the age of 23, and locked up in Evin prison (Tehran). To Marianne he tells of his arrest and the physical and psychological torture he suffered during his three years of detention until his escape in 1985.

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The Iranian judiciary announced Tuesday that it "transferred" detained from Evin to other prisons in the province of Tehran, one day after an Israeli attack on this Iranian capital prison, a military attack with victims.

·Romania
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A strike by the Hebrew state hit this prison on Monday, where the last two French hostages are being held.

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franceinfo.fr broke the news in on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
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