Gunfire broke out at a prison in Tehran holding political prisoners and dual\u002Dnational detainees on Saturday, witnesses said.
Another witness said families of prisoners had gathered in front of the main prison entrance. “I can see fire and smoke. Lots of special forces,” the witness said.
The prison mostly holds detainees facing security charges, including Iranians with dual nationality. It has long been criticized by Western rights groups and was blacklisted by the U.S. government in 2018 for “serious human rights abuses.” He added that several other dual nationals are held at Evin, including French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah and Iranian-Swedish Ahmadreza Djalali, a disaster medicine doctor.
On Saturday protesters across Iran chanted in the streets and in universities against the country’s clerical leaders. Reuters could not independently verify the videos. Phone and internet services in Iran have been frequently disrupted over the last month and internet watchdog NetBlocks reported “a new major disruption” shortly before Saturday’s protests began.
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