Iran’s judiciary says at least 71 killed in Israel’s attack on Tehran’s notorious Evin prison
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Israeli attack on Iran’s Evin Prison killed 71, the country’s judiciary confirms
Evin Prison is among the most infamous detention facilities in the world. It is known for its harsh conditions and role in suppressing dissent. Human rights organizations claim abuses continue to take place inside the highly-fortified complex.
An Israeli strike on Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison earlier this week killed at least 71 people, Iran’s judiciary said on Sunday (June 29).
Last Monday’s strike on the heavily fortified complex in the north of Tehran as part of the bombardment campaign Israel launched on June 13 killed 71 people according to official figures released today.
The Israeli strike, reports said, destroyed part of the administrative building of the prison complex.
Evin Prison is located in northern Tehran, and is among the most infamous detention facilities in the world.
It is known for its harsh conditions and role in suppressing dissent.
The prison is also known as the “Black Hole” for dissenters and, despite Iran claiming prison reforms, human rights organizations claim abuses continue to take place inside the highly-fortified complex.
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Iran’s judiciary says at least 71 killed in Israel’s attack on Tehran’s notorious Evin prison
At least 71 people killed in Israel’s attack on Tehran’s Evin prison, judiciary says. Staff, soldiers, prisoners and members of visiting families among those killed. The June 23 attack, the day before the ceasefire between Israel and Iran took hold, hit several prison buildings. It remains unclear why Israel targeted the prison, but it came on a day when the Defense Ministry said it was attacking “regime targets and government repression bodies in the heart of Tehran’’ The news of the prison attack was quickly overshadowed by an Iranian attack on a US base in Qatar later that same day.
Judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir posted on the office’s official Mizan news agency website that those killed on Monday included staff, soldiers, prisoners and members of visiting families. It was not possible to independently verify the claim.
The June 23 attack, the day before the ceasefire between Israel and Iran took hold, hit several prison buildings and prompted concerns from rights groups about the safety of the inmates.
It remains unclear why Israel targeted the prison, but it came on a day when the Defense Ministry said it was attacking “regime targets and government repression bodies in the heart of Tehran.”
The news of the prison attack was quickly overshadowed by an Iranian attack on a US base in Qatar later that same day, which caused no casualties, and the announcement of the ceasefire.
Jahangir did not break down the casualty figures but said the attack had hit the prison’s infirmary, engineering building, judicial affairs and visitation hall, where visiting family members were killed and injured.
On the day of the attack, New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran criticized Israel for striking the prison, seen as a symbol of the Iranian regime’s repression of any opposition, saying it violated the principle of distinction between civilian and military targets.
At the same time, the group said Iran was legally obligated to protect the prisoners held in Evin, and slammed authorities in Tehran for their “failure to evacuate, provide medical assistance or inform families” following the attack.
Jahangir said some of those injured were treated on site, while others were sent to hospitals.
Iran had not previously announced any death figures, though on Saturday confirmed that top prosecutor Ali Ghanaatkar — whose prosecution of dissidents, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, led to widespread criticism by human rights groups — had been killed in the attack.
He was one of about 60 people for whom a massive public funeral procession was held on Saturday in Tehran, and he was to be buried at a shrine in Qom on Sunday.
Israel attacked Iran on June 13 in a bid to destroy the country’s nuclear program.
Over 12 days before a ceasefire was declared, Israel claimed it killed around 30 Iranian commanders and 11 nuclear scientists, while hitting eight nuclear-related facilities and more than 720 military infrastructure sites. More than 1,000 people were killed, including at least 417 civilians, according to the Washington-based Human Rights Activists group.
In retaliation, Iran fired more than 550 ballistic missiles at Israel, most of which were intercepted, but those that got through caused damage in many areas and killed 28 people.
Israeli strike on Tehran’s Evin prison kills 71 as Iran vows uranium enrichment could resume in months
Israeli strike on Tehran’s Evin prison on Monday killed at least 71 people, Iran’s judiciary said Sunday. Victims included administrative staff, guards, prisoners and visiting relatives, as well as people living nearby. Inmates at Evin have included Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi. Iran could resume enriching uranium within months, despite damage to several nuclear facilities from US and Israeli attacks, head of UN’s nuclear watchdog has said.
An Israeli strike on Tehran’s Evin prison on Monday killed at least 71 people, Iran’s judiciary said Sunday.
“According to official figures, 71 people were killed in the attack on Evin prison,” said judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir.
Jahangir said the victims included administrative staff, guards, prisoners and visiting relatives, as well as people living nearby.
Evin prison, situated in the north of Tehran, is Iran’s most notorious jail for political prisoners.
The inmates at Evin have included Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi as well as several French nationals and other foreigners.
Enriching uranium
Tehran could resume enriching uranium within months, despite damage to several nuclear facilities from US and Israeli attacks, the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, has told US broadcaster CBS News.
“The capacities they have are there. They can have — in a matter of months, I would say — a few cascades of centrifuges spinning and producing enriched uranium,” Grossi said, in an interview to be broadcast on Sunday.
Grossi’s remarks are in strong contrast to claims by President Donald Trump that the recent US attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran had set back the country’s nuclear programme by years.
The extent of the damage caused by the strikes last week remains unclear, though Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi recently said it had been “serious.”
Grossi said his International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was mostly concerned about the whereabouts of some 400 kilogrammes (882 pounds) of uranium that it says has already been enriched to 60%, just under the 90 per cent needed for a nuclear bomb.
“We don’t know where this material could be,” Grossi said. “Some could have been destroyed as part of the attack, but some could have been moved. So there has to be, at some point, a clarification.”
Iranian lawmakers recently voted to suspend cooperation with the IAEA in the wake of the US and Israeli attacks.
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