![]() ![]() Officials say she died from an underlying health condition, but her family say she died after being beaten by morality police.īBC Persian's Rana Rahimpour said they do not yet know if the situation at the prison is linked to the recent demonstrations, but it easily could be because hundreds of the protesters have been sent to Evin. They first erupted last month when anger over the death in police custody of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian Mahsa Amini boiled over. Iran has been gripped for weeks by anti-government protests. Gun shots, explosions and alarms have been reported as coming from the jail, the primary site for detaining political prisoners.Īn official quoted by state media said "criminal elements" were to blame, but that the situation was under control.īREAKING: Evin Prison, the infamous fortress where Tehran’s political prisoners are warehoused, is on fire today, October 15, with reports of gunfire from the facility /Gt6PJru2C4- Borzou Daragahi October 15, 2022 Photo: AFPĪ fire has broken out at Iran's notorious Evin prison, with footage posted online showing flames and smoke billowing from the area. Protests have been ongoing in Iran after the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody. ![]()
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