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Iran transfers prisoners from Evin prison following Israeli attack
images/prisonstories.jpg [Rudaw] Iran transferred inmates away from notorious Evin prison in Tehran after an Israeli strike targeted the facility, the Iranian judiciary announced on Tuesday. “Immediately after the Zionist regime's criminal action, in order to protect the rights of prisoners and provide space for relief forces, convicts who were serving their sentences in Evin Prison were transferred to other prisons in Tehran,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online said, citing prison staff. On Monday, an Israeli airstrike targeted the Evin prison in Tehran, with the judiciary asserting that the situation at the facility is under control. Iranian state TV said that the inmates were transferred early on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, media affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that the Israeli airstrikes on the facility incurred casualties. “As well as members of the prisoners' families and the prisoners themselves, were injured, and we had martyrs in this regard,” Fars news agency said, citing the judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir. He added that “part of the Evin administrative building was destroyed” in the Israeli strikes. Evin prison has served as Iran’s main detention center for political dissidents and foreign nationals since the 1970s, making it a powerful symbol of state repression and a tool for diplomatic leverage. Located in northwestern Tehran, the facility is known for holding political prisoners, dual nationals, and foreign detainees. It has gained international attention due to the high-profile cases of inmates. Following news that Iran executed a man accused of spying for Israel, reported by Mizan on Monday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said the attack on Evin prison was carried out to stop Iran. “We warned Iran time and again: stop targeting civilians! They continued, including this morning,” Sa’ar said in a post on X. On Saturday, the head of Iran’s judiciary said that suspects accused of collaborating with Israel in its war on Iran will face expedited trials and be given no leniency. Iran has released several confessions of people accused of cooperating with or spying for Israel. Such confessions are widely believed to be coerced, often obtained through threats, psychological pressure, and, in some cases, physical torture. Related: Evin prison: 2025-05-10 Academic held in Iran at ‘immediate’ risk after heart attack, wife warns Evin prison: 2025-01-20 Iranian-Kurdish rapper once on death row arrives in Germany Evin prison: 2025-01-14 Iran releases German-Iranian activist, as audio recording of French prisoner airs Posted by: trailing wife 2025-06-25 |
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