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2022-10-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
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Tehran’s hell-hole Evin jail is on fire
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[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Evin jail is on fire with alarms and gunshots being heard, according to reports
- The prison is used to hold political detainees, including foreign nationals
- The reports follow weeks of unrest in Iran after a woman died in police custody
- Mahsa Amini was arrested by Iran's 'morality' police for dress code violations
- Protesters are said to have gathered around the prison in the latest unrest in Iran
A huge fire erupted at an infamous Iranian jail which houses political prisoners in the nation's capital tonight, as unrest in the country continues following the death of 22-year-old woman who was detained by police.
Unrest erupted at the notorious Evin prison in northern Tehran on Saturday night, the Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights reported, amid protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, who died after being arrested for wearing a hijab that was 'too loose'.
Gunshots, explosions and chants of 'death to the dictator' were all heard in the capital, and witnesses told MailOnline they heard automatic guns being fired, thought to be by police.
State media reported that some inmates set fire to a prison warehouse and that the incident was under control, but gunshots continued to be heard into the early hours of Sunday as protesters gathered outside and internet was cut off.
There are allegations of torture, rape and horrific treatment of prisoners at Evin, which can hold up to 15,000 people.
It was where Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe was held during her six years of imprisonment in Iran.
The US-based Centre for Human Rights in Iran reported that an 'armed conflict' broke out within the prison walls. It said shots were first heard in Ward 7 of the prison, but this has not been confirmed.
Chants of 'Death to Khamenei' - referencing Iran's leader and one of the main slogans of a month-long protest movement that has flared over the death of Amini - could be heard in the background of some videos.
Sources from opposition groups in Iran told MailOnline that they heard multiple explosions, and saw prisoners sitting on top of one of the prison's buildings chanting anti-regime slogans.
There was no immediate comment by officials or reports from state media, but around an hour after the unrest was reported, state media said the incident was 'completely under control'.
But reports from those in Tehran suggest gunshots are continuing to be fired, and protesters gathered outside the jail along with friends and family of those inside.
One woman was pictured standing on top of a car near the prison, waving her hijab above her head in an act of defiance. 
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