Four Inmates Killed In Fire At Tehran S Evin Prison State Media Political News
Smoke inhalation was said to be the cause of the deaths, IRNA reported on Sunday, adding that 10 inmates were hospitalized with four in a “critical condition”. The facility mainly holds political prisoners, including Iranians with dual citizenship. Families of about a dozen political prisoners have called to say they were not injured, according to their social media accounts. The prison has long been criticized by Western rights groups and was blacklisted by the United States government in 2018 for “serious human rights violations”....