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Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was transferred to a hospital after her health acutely deteriorated. She was moved from Evin Prison for urgent medical attention.
A Japanese journalist, detained in Iran since January, has been freed on bail from the notorious Evin Prison.
Tehran’s Evin prison was struck by Israel last June, leading to a UN investigation
French citizen Louis Arnaud was detained in Iran in 2022 and spent nearly two years in the country’s notorious Evin prison.
The arrest of a Japanese journalist in Iran has puzzled observers and prompted speculation that it is linked to the US threat to attack the country over its nuclear programme. On Tuesday, Radio Free Europe reported the arrest of Shinnosuke Kawashima, the Tehran bureau chief for Japan’s national broadcaster NHK. The US government-funded news outlet reported that Kawashima was first detained on January 20 and later taken to the notorious Evin Prison, which has been used to hold political prison...
A British woman detained in Iran, Lindsay Foreman, described her detainment as an 'endurance' in a rare interview from Evin prison, hours before being sentenced to 10 years.
Cécile Kohler, a French teacher detained in Iran, shared her testimony of enduring "white torture" in Evin prison, revealing she recited Homer's Odyssey to combat anxiety from constant death threats and inhumane conditions.
A British couple, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, held in Tehran's Evin prison, have stated that their situation is 'life-threatening' amidst ongoing attacks on Iran.
Independent UN experts have designated an Israeli air strike on Iran's Evin prison in June as a war crime, citing an illegitimate target in their report.
Swedish-Iranian national Ahmadreza Djalali is among prisoners left behind in Iran's Evin prison after guards reportedly fled, highlighting the dire situation for detainees amidst the ongoing conflict.
Iranian authorities arrested a senior official from Japan's public broadcaster NHK in Tehran and transferred him to Evin Prison.
Two French citizens, Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, have been released from Iran's Evin prison and returned to France after being held for 3.5 years. Their release follows diplomatic efforts.
The family said the couple were being used as “effective human shields” and said a blast near Evin prison in Tehran had blown out window panels in Craig Foreman’s ward and caused plaster to fall…
The Swedish-Iranian researcher Ahmadreza Djalali remains imprisoned in Tehran's Evin prison, raising concerns from the Swedish Foreign Minister.
The situation for prisoners in the notorious Evin prison in Tehran has become critical, human rights organizations warn.
Lindsay Foreman, a British woman whose husband is also detained in Iran, describes her life in Tehran's Evin prison just hours before being sentenced to 10 years.