The brutal war with Israel – currently under a ceasefire – has highlighted the extremely precarious position of journalists ...

Bianna Golodryga speaks with Shiva Mahbobi, activist and former political prisoner in Iran, about Israel’s strike on Evin ...

Nasrin Parvaz was imprisoned and tortured by the Iranian regime for protesting against it - now she fears that political ...

Fears of a larger Middle East war began to subside Tuesday amid an uneasy ceasefire between Israel and Iran. While welcome, ...

Israel’s airstrike, writes Siamak Namazi, who was held hostage for eight years in the same prison, “did not distinguish ...

Alarm has intensified over the welfare of inmates after an Israeli strike on Evin prison in Tehran, one of Iran's most ...

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I saw 16 prison employees in body bags being loaded into ambulances,” one witness inside the prison recounted.

For more than 40 years, Evin prison in Tehran has been the most visible symbol of the Islamic republic’s authoritarian rule, a menacing complex built on fear and absolute control. Unrest rarely ...

In this photo provided by Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA, on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, a charred building is seen after a fire on the property of the Evin prison, in Tehran, Iran.

Evin House of Detention was built during the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi -- known to Americans as the Shah of Iran. Before he was ousted from power in the 1979 revolution, the prison housed ...