Rescuers sift through the rubble inside in the Evin prison complex in Tehran that was hit days ago by an Israeli strike, on June 25, 2025. The Israeli defence minister announced strikes on the prison and other domestic security agencies in Tehran on June 23. (Photo by Mostafa Roudaki / mizanonline / AFP) (Photo by MOSTAFA ROUDAKI/mizanonline/AFP via Getty Images)
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'Horrifying': Fmr. prisoner on Israel's strike on Iran's Evin Prison
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Bianna Golodryga speaks with Shiva Mahbobi, activist and former political prisoner in Iran, about Israel's strike on Evin Prison and what she has heard about the fate of the inmates.

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Rescuers sift through the rubble inside in the Evin prison complex in Tehran that was hit days ago by an Israeli strike, on June 25, 2025. The Israeli defence minister announced strikes on the prison and other domestic security agencies in Tehran on June 23. (Photo by Mostafa Roudaki / mizanonline / AFP) (Photo by MOSTAFA ROUDAKI/mizanonline/AFP via Getty Images)
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