The fate of prisoners held in Evin Prison’s security ward 209 remains unknown five days after Israel struck the prison, with families threatened to stay silent about their missing relatives.
Images of extensive damage to Evin Prison wards have increased concerns about prisoners held in the security ward.
Many families seeking information about imprisoned relatives after the Israeli strike have been threatened by security agencies to remain silent, IranWire understands.
Some inmates remain at Evin, while others have been transferred to Fashafoyeh, Qezelhesar, and Qarchak prisons.
Social media users have posted the names of prisoners whose families have no news, demanding accountability from judicial authorities and prison officials.
Blogger Donia Hosseini from Khuzestan is among those unaccounted for. The condition of student activist Motahareh Goonehei, who was held in ward 209, also remains unclear.
Female prisoners from Evin have been transferred to Qarchak Prison, where they are being held in dire conditions.
Mohammad Reza Valizadeh, brother of Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh - who was imprisoned at Evin and transferred to Fashafoyeh—said prisoners were moved “in harsh conditions, two prisoners sharing shackles and handcuffs.”
He said accommodation conditions “are very unsanitary and contaminated, and phone access is limited.”
Reza Valizadeh warned that due to strict security measures at Fashafoyeh and its distance from Tehran, “news censorship and violent treatment of prisoners is likely greater.”
Israel struck Evin Prison on June 23. No information about prisoners’ health has been provided by authorities since then.
Some families reported that many prisoners suffered from illnesses but were not allowed to carry medicine during transfers. Phone calls from Evin prisoners face frequent disruptions.
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