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DARK SECRETS: Evin - The Real Truth

'We heard from them but...': Family of British couple jailed in Iran on charges of espionage says they are extremely worried

Family members of the British couple, 53-year-old Lindsay and Craig Foreman who were arrested and jailed in 2025 while they were traveling through Iran on charges of espionage, said they were extremely worried after the US and Israel attacked the country. The British couple were on their motorcycle trip around…

The Times of India

From inside Iran's Evin jail: British mother's voice heard for first time since being detained with husband

Lindsay Foreman and her husband Craig were detained in Iran in January during a motorcycle tour around the world

Evening Standard

OPINION - Like Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, I was falsely imprisoned and tortured in jail in Iran: this is my story

Kylie Moore-Gilbert shares her harrowing experience of being held in captivity in Iran

Evening Standard

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Prisoner 951: the harrowing true story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

The British-Iranian citizen’s six-year ordeal has now been made into a drama

Evening Standard

Israel's strike on Iran’s Evin prison sparks fear for political prisoners

Rights activists in Iran fear intensified crackdowns following Israel's air campaign targeting Iran's nuclear program

The Independent UK

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe denounces Israeli attack on Iran’s Evin prison

British-Iranian dual national who spent five years in the jail says attack was a publicity stunt that endangered prisoners

The Guardian - UK

I spent five years in Iran’s notorious Evin prison but when Israel bombed it I felt horror and fear

Many held there are opponents of the repressive regime. Who is alive now? Who was killed? Were they just collateral damage, asks former hostage Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe

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Iran launches missiles at US base in Qatar in retaliation for bombing of nuclear sites

Doha attack follows strikes between Israel and Iran as Donald Trump raises prospect of regime change in Tehran

The Guardian - UK

How the Israel-Iran conflict became a battleground for apocalyptic religious extremes

COMMENT: With both evangelical Christians in US and mullahs in Iran believing in the End of Times, religious fervour is playing a crucial role in the background of the Iran-Israel conflict, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK

‘Helpless and trapped’: political prisoners stuck in Tehran jail with no way to flee bombings

Families of detained activists talk of their fear and confusion as Israeli missiles strike Evin prison in Iran

The Guardian - UK

Israel strikes Iran’s notorious Evin prison and blows door off its hinges

This is the moment Iran’s notorious Evin prison in Tehran is hit by an Israeli strike as the missile blows the door off its hinges.

The Independent UK

Israeli strike on Tehran jail was 'irresponsible': French prisoner's sister

An Israeli strike on Evin prison in Tehran on Monday is completely irresponsible and puts prisoners "in mortal danger", said Noémie Kohler, the sister of French national Cécile Kohler who is jailed there.

Radio France Internationale

Israel-Iran war: Tehran's notorious Evin Prison 'hit' in fresh missile salvo

Israel says its latest targets included the notorious Evin Prison and the security headquarters of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guards

Evening Standard

The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club by Sepideh Gholian review – like no recipe book you’ve ever read

A political prisoner lifts the lid on the hardships and fantasies of inmates in Iran’s most notorious jail

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The Guardian - UK

Iran knows my son is innocent, says mother of French man held in Evin jail

Olivier Grondeau was arrested in 2022 and has accused Iran of using him for ‘political blackmail’ against France

The Guardian - UK

Italy presses Iran for immediate release of journalist held in Tehran

Foreign ministry summons ambassador as Cecilia Sala reportedly tells family she sleeps on floor of prison cell

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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Narges Mohammadi Released For Treatment

Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi released from Evin prison for medical treatment, highlighting challenges faced by human rights defenders in Iran.

International Business Times

Swedish Diplomat Recalls Darkest Moments In Iran Prison

After almost 800 days in Iran's notorious Evin prison, the now-free Swedish diplomat Johan Floderus recalled the darkest moments throughout his imprisonment and how he survived them.

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: What Iran jail hell taught me about freedom of speech

EXCLUSIVE: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe shared a bunk with one of Evin prison’s pillars of resilience. She tells the Standard of what she learned about Iran’s state-sponsored cancel culture and repression

The Conversation

Nobel peace prize: Narges Mohammadi wins on behalf of thousands of Iranian women struggling for human rights

Prominent Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi has won the 2023 Nobel peace prize for her long fight against the oppression of women in Iran. Mohammadi is serving multiple prison sentences in Evin prison in Tehran on charges which include spreading propaganda against the state. She was named by the…

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Freed American condemns Iran for holding foreigners hostage

Siamak Namazi was held in Iran’s notorious Evin prison for nearly eight years before the $6bn prisoner swap on Monday. Plus, New York City’s $52bn plan to save itself from the sea

The Guardian - US

Freed American decries Iran’s ‘vile path to profit’ of holding foreigners hostage

Siamak Namazi was held in Iran’s notorious Evin prison for nearly eight years before the $6bn prisoner swap on Monday

Daily Mirror

'I was tortured in notorious Iran jail as terminally ill son lay dying outside its walls'

On December 28, 2021 single parent Mehdi (Yasser) Akbari was left in despair after he learned that his only child, Amir-Ali, had passed away at a care facility while he was still trapped inside the notorious Evin prison on the outskirts of Tehran

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Bill to raise debt ceiling passes days before default

The House passed a deal brokered by Joe Biden and Republican House speaker Kevin McCarthy with a final vote of 314 to 117

The Guardian - UK

‘Loss for Iran’s wildlife’: woman jailed in Tehran calls for environmentalists’ release

Aras Amiri, a former British Council employee, was held in Evin prison with seven members of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation

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