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.
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. It is believed[by whom?] that many people died in this prison from torture.
References
- ↑ Dehghan, Saeed Kamali (6 October 2016). "Iranian writer faces long jail term for short story on stoning to death". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ "Inside Iran: Tehran's notorious Evin Prison". english.alarabiya.net. 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Tehran's Evin prison may become park". BBC News. 12 May 2015.
