Prominent Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti (center) holds flowers as she poses for a photo among her friends after being released from Evin prison in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday. Gisoo Faghfouri/AP hide caption toggle caption Gisoo Faghfouri/AP Prominent Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti (center) holds flowers as she poses for a photo among her friends after being … Read more
NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian, who for a year-and-a-half was held in Iran’s Evin prison, which caught on fire Saturday, killing eight people. Source link
CNN — Details of a chaotic night marked by tear gas and explosions have emerged from an Iranian prison following a deadly fire at the facility on Saturday. The death toll from the blaze at Tehran’s Evin prison has risen to eight, state-aligned news agency Tasnim posted on Twitter Monday. Citing Iranian authorities, earlier reports … Read more
The judiciary offered the new toll, saying the prisoners had succumbed to their injuries on Sunday from the incident. It said all those dead had been held on theft charges. The judiciary offered the new toll, saying the prisoners had succumbed to their injuries on Sunday from the incident. It said all those dead had … Read more
At least four people have died, and more than 60 were injured in a fire at Iran’s notorious Evin prison, where political prisoners are held. Source link
Iran said on Sunday that four prisoners had been killed and 61 injured in a fire at Tehran’s Evin prison a day earlier, with state television airing video apparently showing that calm had returned to the facility. The judiciary said four of those injured in Saturday’s fire were in critical condition and those killed had … Read more
BAGHDAD — A huge fire blazed Saturday at a notorious prison where political prisoners and anti-government activists are kept in the Iranian capital. Online videos and local media reported gunshots, as nationwide protests entered a fifth week. Iran’s state-run IRNA reported that there were clashes between prisoners in one ward and prison personnel, citing a … Read more
Iran’s notorious Evin prison, which houses demonstrators arrested during widespread protests and political prisoners, was set on fire after inmates clashed with security forces, the country’s official media reported. IRNA quoted an unknown security official as saying a fight broke out in one ward which led to clashes with prison guards. “Villains and thugs set … Read more
Iran has been witnessing massive protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death in custody. Iran has been witnessing massive protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death in custody. Fire and gunshots erupted at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison on Saturday night, an Oslo-based rights group reported, as the protest movement sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death in custody entered … Read more
BAGHDAD — A huge fire blazed at a notorious prison where political prisoners and anti-government activists are kept in the Iranian capital. Online videos and local media reported gunshots, as nationwide protests entered a fifth week. Iran’s state-run IRNA reported that there were clashes between prisoners in one ward and prison personnel, citing a senior … Read more