Evin Prison

Evin Prison (Persian: زندان اوین Zendān Evin) is located in Evin, northwestern Tehran, Iran. It houses a wing for political prisoners where prisoners have been held before and after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Due to the number of intellectuals housed there, it was nicknamed "Evin University".

Background

Evin Prison was constructed in 1972 under the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. It is located at the foot of the Alborz mountains on the former home of Ziaeddin Tabatabaee, who briefly served as prime minister in the 1920s. The grounds of the prison included an execution yard, courtroom, and separate blocks for common criminals and female inmates. It was originally operated by the Shah's security and intelligence service, SAVAK. It quickly supplanted Qasr Prison as the country's "Bastille". It was initially designed to house 320 inmates—20 in solitary cells and 300 in two large communal blocks— and was expanded to hold more than 1,500 prisoners—including 100 solitary cells for political prisoners—by 1977.

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Nik Kowsar: It isn’t freedom from the press

Daily Freeman 16 Feb 2025
Long story short, I ended up in Evin Prison, where the hospitality is legendary ... They drove me from Evin to the Press Court in a hearse — yes, the very same vehicle used to transfer executed inmates to the morgue.

'Iran is not safe if you have blonde hair and blue eyes' after British couple arrested

The Daily Telegraph 16 Feb 2025
Vida Mehrannia, the wife of Ahmadreza Djalali, a prisoner in Iran, said he learned about the arrest of Mr and Mrs Foreman from other inmates in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison but said that the couple had not yet been transferred there.

Nik Kowsar | ‘Freedom of the press’ or ‘Freedom from the press’?

Times Standard 15 Feb 2025
Long story short, I ended up in Evin Prison, where the hospitality is legendary ... They drove me from Evin to the Press Court in a hearse — yes, the very same vehicle used to transfer executed inmates to the morgue.

\u2018Freedom of the press\u2019 or \u2018Freedom from the press\u2019?

Fort Madison Daily Democrat 15 Feb 2025
Long story short, I ended up in Evin Prison, where the hospitality is legendary ... They drove me from Evin to the Press Court in a hearse — yes, the very same vehicle used to transfer executed inmates to the morgue.

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Human Rights Watch 14 Feb 2025
Some were released on bail, while others remain in prison ... Naghavi, who is in Evin Prison, has been denied access to medical care ... On January 21, 2025, he was transferred to Evin Prison to serve his five-year prison sentence.

Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed of The Sacred Fig is an act of resistance

New Statesman 31 Jan 2025
Rasoulof’s eight films have not been shown in Iran, where he has been repeatedly arrested, interrogated and condemned, serving 11 months in the notorious Evin prison, including 65 days in solitary confinement.

Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi says 'determined to continue fighting'

France24 31 Jan 2025
... interview to FRANCE 24 while on temporary leave from Tehran's Evin prison.

Israel’s released hostages: Mixed feelings of joy, bitterness, and fear

Israel Today 31 Jan 2025
I endured months of mental, physical hardships, and intense interrogation in Evin prison – one of the most brutal prisons in the world ... I left prison with a big burden and heavy heart ... I did not do anything to deserve being in prison.
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