What is Evin Prison?
[[File:EvinHouseofDetention.jpg|thumb|Evin Prison near Tehran, Iran]] '''Evin Prison''' is [[Iran]]'s most notorious [[prison]]. It is in the [[foothill]]s of the [[Alborz Mountains]] above [[Tehran]]. Some of Iran’s most respected [[activist]]s and [[lawyer]]s are serving time in this prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/06/golrokh-ebrahimi-iraee-iranian-writer-faces-long-jail-term-for-short-story-stoning-death|title=Iranian writer faces long jail term for short story on stoning to death|first=Saeed Kamali|last=Dehghan|date=6 October 2016|publisher=|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> The prison started in 1971 during the rule of Shah [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]] as a place for [[political prisoner]]s. At the time, there was space for 320 prisoners. Since the 1979 revolution, the prison has 15,000 prisoners. The prison has a reputation for [[Physical abuse|brutality]] and [[torture]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/features/2015/06/14/Inside-Iran-Tehran-s-notorious-Evin-Prison.html|title=Inside Iran: Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison|website=english.alarabiya.net}}</ref> It is believed that many people died in this prison from torture.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32703629|title=Tehran's Evin prison may become park|date=12 May 2015|publisher=|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Prisons in Asia]] [[Category:Human rights abuses in Asia]] [[Category:1971 establishments in Asia]] [[Category:1970s establishments in Iran]] {{asia-stub}}