Hundreds of Iranians have gathered in front of the Evin prison, northwest of Tehran, in a scene that has gone viral on social media like wildfire in recent hours.
Video footage recently circulated by Iranian activists shows dozens of cars lined up in front of this infamous prison.
While many Iranians also stood in front of the gates of the prison, which houses thousands of prisoners, especially politicians.
Over 15,000 demonstrators
In this regard, the Iranian Center for Human Rights reported today, Friday, in a tweet on its Twitter account that people were waiting at the entrance to the prison on Orabi Street in Tehran, hoping to get information about their loved ones.
He also pointed out that more than 15,000 demonstrators have been arrested since protests began in the country following the killing of a Kurdish young woman, Mahsa Amini, on September 16, 3 days after she was arrested by the religious police.
Considered one of the worst prisons in the country, this prison witnessed a huge fire last month that broke out in one of its departments, killing 6 people, the true causes of which are not yet known, although some activists confirmed that it happened. after a number of detainees, especially politicians, mutinied.
Significantly, this gathering before Evin was accompanied by a confirmation by the United Nations Human Rights Council yesterday, Thursday, that the number of people detained after the killing of Mahsa had reached 14,000, including children, while more than 300 people were killed. including 40 children and 20 women.
He also stressed that Iran as a whole is facing a pervasive human rights crisis, calling on the authorities to stop the unnecessary and disproportionate use of force, as well as enforced disappearances and arrests.
In addition, yesterday the Council passed a resolution approving the launch of an independent investigation into Iran’s brutal crackdown on protests.
Protests have been going on for two months, especially in the Kurdish regions, which represent one of the most audacious challenges to “clerical” rule in the country since that regime was installed after the 1979 revolution.
