Evin Prison

Evin Prison is Iran's most notorious prison. It is in the foothills of the Alborz Mountains above Tehran. Some of Iran’s most respected activists and lawyers are imprisoned at Evin.^[1]

The prison opened in 1971 to hold political prisoners during the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The building has space for 320 prisoners. Since the 1979 revolution, it has had 15,000 prisoners.^[source?]

The prison has a reputation for brutality and torture.^[2] It is believed^{[by whom?]} that many people died in this prison from torture.^[3]

References

↑ Dehghan, Saeed Kamali (6 October 2016). "Iranian writer faces long jail term for short story on stoning to death" – via www.theguardian.com.
↑ "Inside Iran: Tehran's notorious Evin Prison". english.alarabiya.net.
↑ "Tehran's Evin prison may become park". 12 May 2015 – via www.bbc.com.

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[1] Dehghan, Saeed Kamali (6 October 2016). "Iranian writer faces long jail term for short story on stoning to death" – via www.theguardian.com.

[2] "Inside Iran: Tehran's notorious Evin Prison". english.alarabiya.net.

[3] "Tehran's Evin prison may become park". 12 May 2015 – via www.bbc.com.

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