Iran Endangers Prisoners, Risks Another Evin Massacre as War Shreds Detention Conditions

Family members and rights groups increasingly warn that detained political prisoners in Evin face escalating risks.

“Human rights groups and families of detainees warn that wartime conditions inside Iranian prisons could trigger another tragedy like the June strike on Tehran’s Evin prison”

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Iran’s special police unit NOPO is reported to have taken control of the prison.

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Relatives say they are being given little information about detainees’ whereabouts or conditions.

The reporting emphasises that these accounts come from families and rights groups and "have not been independently verified in the article," underscoring both the seriousness of the allegations and the limits of outside confirmation.

Relatives report plans by authorities to transfer political prisoners and foreign nationals out of Evin.

Family members say the move is already underway or being prepared.

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The wife of political prisoner Mostafa Mohammad-Hassan specifically says authorities plan a transfer to a prison in Qom.

The reporting links these transfer plans to broader patterns of moving detainees after violent incidents at Evin.

This indicates a new phase of prisoner relocations amid ongoing unrest.

Rights activists and relatives warn the authorities risk repeating a prior catastrophe.

“Human rights groups and families of detainees warn that wartime conditions inside Iranian prisons could trigger another tragedy like the June strike on Tehran’s Evin prison”

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A June attack damaged Evin and reportedly killed dozens of inmates, visitors and staff, prompting temporary transfers at that time.

Reza Khandan, husband of human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, warned in a letter to the judiciary chief that officials are ignoring prisoners' warnings and could repeat that tragedy, framing current moves as both reactive and potentially endangering.

Activists also describe deteriorating conditions across other detention centres where transferred inmates have been sent.

Qarchak is reportedly operating with depleted staff, worsening water shortages and a closed prison shop.

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Tehran Greater Prison was "damaged by blast waves on March 2," with unconfirmed reports of guards beating inmates, use of tear gas, food and water shortages, welded doors and the facility being under Revolutionary Guards' control.

The account paints a picture of widespread strain on the prison system even as independent verification remains lacking.