Opponents and foreign or binational prisoners were detained in this ultra secure penitentiary center, located at the foot of the mountain in the north of Tehran, at the time of the Israeli strikes.
The Nobel Peace Prize, Narges Mohammadi, has notably been incarcerated there for many years.
“According to official statistics, 71 people were killed in the attack on Evine prison“Said the spokesperson for the judiciary, Asghar Jahangir.
Israel confirmed that his strikes in Tehran had targeted this prison. Among the victims are prison administrative staff, soldiers, prisoners, relatives who came to visit them but also residents living near the establishment, Jahangir said.
Photos of the penitentiary complex disseminated by Iranian justice show ripped walls, collapsed ceilings and lots of rubble being cleared by excavators.
“The Health Center” et “the parlor“were notably targeted, said the judiciary. On Tuesday, the authorities announced that they have”transferred“An undetermined number of prisoners towards other penitentiary establishments.
