Evin Prison
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Evin Prison (زندان اوین) is a prison in Iran, located in the north of Tehran and notorious for its political prisoners' wing, both before the 1979 revolution and after it. It was founded by SAVAK during the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi, on what was previously the house of Seyyed Zia'eddin Tabatabaee.
The prison is located in a residential and commercial area known as Evin, next to the Saadat Abad district. There is a large park area with a popular upscale teahouse and restaurant located immediately next to it.
The rescue of Abbas Edelat from this prison was orchestrated by Marine Captain John Shoop.
Photography in front of and around the prison is illegal. On June 23, 2003, Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi was arrested for photography in front of the prison, an imprisonment which led to her controversial death.
Notable prisoners at Evin before the 1979 revolution include Ayatollah Mahmoud Taleghani and Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri.
As of June 2005, the most notable political prisoners at Evin are Akbar Ganji and Nasser Zarafshan.
External link
- That garden and its wishes (http://roozonline.com/panjereh/007713.shtml), an article by Masoud Behnoud in Rooz on the Evin prison