An Iranian security official said “thugs” set fire to a warehouse of prison clothing, which led to a fire in Tehran’s Evin Prison. It is a notoriously brutal facility where the regime incarcerates political dissidents
A large, dark plume of smoke was seen billowing near Evin prison in northern Tehran in multiple videos on social media Saturday night. An Iranian security official said “thugs” set fire to the warehouse of prison clothing, which led to a fire in the prison, Iranian state media IRNA reported. Tehran’s Evin Prison is a notoriously brutal facility where the regime incarcerates political dissidents.
Girls and woman have led the nationwide protest movement that has gripped Iran following the death of a young woman in police custody. In September, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after she was detained by the country’s morality police for allegedly not wearing her hijab properly. Iranian authorities have since unleashed a brutal crackdown on demonstrators, who have united around a range of grievances with the country’s authoritarian regime.
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