{"id":265533,"date":"2022-10-19T13:05:34","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T11:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=265533"},"modified":"2023-02-07T06:14:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T05:14:15","slug":"rebellion-at-evin-prison-proved-iranian-regimes-failure-to-intimidate-dissent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/rebellion-at-evin-prison-proved-iranian-regimes-failure-to-intimidate-dissent\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebellion at Evin Prison Proved Iranian Regime\u2019s Failure to Intimidate Dissent"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Iran\u2019s notorious Evin prison was engulfed in fires on Saturday, a few hours after prisoners defiantly chanted \u201cdeath to the dictator\u201d as anti-regime protests across Iran entered their second month.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Locals heard gunshots and explosions. Video from Iran showed several anti-riot unit convoys being deployed to oppress prisoners. Infamous as one of Iran\u2019s most horrific prisons, Evin is also known as a bastion of resistance against the ruling theocracy and the Shah\u2019s regime. This prison\u2019s walls, located in northern Tehran, bear the memories of thousands of heroes who sacrificed their lives for a free Iran.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to reports obtained by the leading Iranian opposition group, Mujahedin-e Khalq<\/a> (MEK), from inside the prison, political prisoners in the seventh and eighth wards chanted \u201cdeath to the dictator\u201d while rallying in the prison\u2019s yard. Shortly after, prison guards attempted to quash their protest while firing tear gas.\u00a0 Prisoners clashed with the security forces. Unable to oppress the detained but determined inmates, the clerical regime deployed more units to the prison, the IRGC special unit (NOPO<\/a>), which brutally cracked down on unarmed prisoners until 1:30 AM local time. According to reports, roughly 60 prisoners were killed. Initially, state media reported four deaths and revised the count to eight after 48 hours.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A ravaging fire engulfed the Evin prison, and the regime refused to extinguish it in a bid to kill as many inmates as possible while denying any culpability. Footage posted on social media even showed four individuals pouring fluid material on the roof of a building identified as the prison\u2019s sewing workshop, which oared the flames.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While prisoners\u2019 anti-regime slogans were heard, officials bogusly claimed that Saturday\u2019s incident resulted from a prison fight between inmates charged with fiscal-related crimes. They also blamed prisoners for setting the sewing workshop on fire.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While officials claimed they had controlled the situation, the incident showed how the uprising had morphed into a nationwide revolution calling for regime change<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While protests continued in different parts of Tehran and other cities across Iran on Saturday, many citizens rushed to the prisoners\u2019 aid. Protesters clashed with security forces on their way to Evin prison, who responded with tear gas. Anti-riot forces also attacked family members and locals who gathered in front of the prison, using live ammunition and tear gas to disperse the crowd.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Watch and judge what the #Iranian<\/a> regime's brutal crackdown at Evin Prison tells about #IranRevoIution2022<\/a> as well as #Khamenei<\/a>'s state of mind pic.twitter.com\/mqsSXeX6Rq<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) October 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n