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Iran: Four killed and dozens injured after fire breaks out at notorious Tehran prison

Four people have died and dozens have been injured after a fire broke out a notorious jail which houses political prisoners and anti-government activists in Iran, the country’s judiciary said on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Iran Prison Fire Death Toll Rises to 8 Inmates Killed

Iran's judiciary raised the death toll Monday in a blaze at Tehran's notorious Evin prison, saying at least eight prisoners were killed as protests continue nationwide. The judiciary's Mizan news agency offered the new toll, saying the prisoners had succumbed to their injuries from the incident Saturday night. It said…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Four inmates killed and 61 injured in Iran prison fire

Inmates killed by smoke inhalation after huge blaze in jail where many political prisoners are held

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Iran Rejects Biden’s Support of Protests as Interference in State Matters

Iran rejected as interference in Tehran's state matters US President Joe Biden's support of nationwide protests over the death of a woman in police custody, Iranian Students News Agency reported on Sunday. Commenting on weeks of anti-government protests in Iran ignited by Mahsa Amini's death on Sept. 16, Reuters reported…

Asharq Al-Awsat

4 prisoners killed and 61 injured as huge fire sweeps through Evin prison in Iran

Four prisoners at Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran, have died and 61 others treated for injuries due to a fire as the country enters its fifth week of anti-government protests following the death of Mahsa Amini

Daily Mirror

Iran officials say Tehran prison blaze has been extinguished

Iranian media say a fire at a prison holding political prisoners and anti-government activists has been extinguished and that no prisoners have escaped

The Independent UK

Iran prison fire kills four, injures 61 as protests persist

A fire at Iran's Evin prison late on Saturday killed four detainees and injured 61, state media reported, as anti-government protests sparked by a woman's death in police custody continued on Sunday, including at several universities.

Reuters

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Harris, Blinken, Sullivan Hail Iran Protests

Vice President Kamala Harris and other top US leaders on Friday hailed women leading protests in Iran as they met Iranian activists. Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan each met with Nazanin Boniadi, the Iranian-born actress and human rights advocate. Harris voiced “support for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran's celebrities face reprisals for supporting protests

Iranian celebrities have been startlingly public in their support for the massive anti-government protests shaking their country

The Independent UK

Fire, Clashes Erupt at Iran's Evin Prison

A fire and clashes erupted at Tehran's notorious Evin prison Saturday night as the protest movement sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in custody entered a fifth week. The facility in northern Tehran is infamous for the ill-treatment of political prisoners and also holds foreign detainees.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Four inmates killed in fire at Tehran’s Evin prison: State media

At least four people killed and 61 injured after violence and fire inside a high-security Evin prison.

Al Jazeera

Fire engulfs Iran prison holding political prisoners amid unrest

A large fire broke out at a prison in Tehran after clashes erupted between prisoners and prison staff, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

Tribune News Service

Biden surprised by courage of Iranian protesters

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday he was surprised by the courage of the people taking to the streets in protest in Iran.

Reuters

‘I’m in survival mode’: crackdown on journalists intensifies in Iran

In the first days of the protests that have swept across Iran, a journalist called Reza was beaten by riot police and had his press card confiscated. Then, after sharing a post about the protests on social media, he was suspended.

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Blaze at Iran’s notorious Evin prison put out after fight and gunshots reported

Witness say special forces joined firefighters at prison blacklisted by US for human rights abuses

WEKU

A huge fire broke out at Iran's Evin prison, where political prisoners are held

Iran's state-run IRNA reported that there were clashes between prisoners in one ward and prison personnel, citing a senior security official.

WEKU

Eight died in a fire at Iran's Evin prison, which holds political prisoners

Iran's judiciary raised the death toll Monday in a blaze at Tehran's notorious Evin prison, saying that at least eight prisoners were killed as protests continue nationwide.

The Independent UK

Evin prison fire: Gunfire heard as huge blaze breaks out at notorious jail amid protests

Eight people have been injured in the fire, state media says, adding that no one was killed

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Tribune News Service

Iranian forces extend crackdown as protests enter fifth week

Security forces in Iran extended their crackdown against protesters across the country as demonstrations aimed at bringing down the government enter a fifth week with little sign of abating.

Daily Mirror

Huge fire sweeps through notorious Evin prison in Iran as 'gunfire rings out'

Evin prison houses Tehran's political prisoners as videos shared on social media show black smoke billowing from the facility

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Bars Filmmaker from Travel to London Fest ‘Over Support for Protests'

An Iranian filmmaker said his country barred him from traveling to the London Film Festival over his support for the protest movement sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini that he called a "great moment in history". "I was prevented by the Iranian authorities from boarding my flight to London…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rights Group: 233 Killed in Iran, Protests Enter Fifth Week

Protesters intensified anti-government demonstrations along main streets and at universities in some cities across Iran on Saturday. Human rights monitors reported hundreds dead, including children, as the movement entered its fifth week. Demonstrators chanted “Down with the Dictator” on the streets of Ardabil in the country's northwest. Outside of universities…

Reuters

Fire, gunshots at Tehran jail holding political prisoners, dual nationals

A fire broke out on Saturday in Tehran's Evin prison, where many of Iran's political and dual-national detainees are held, and witnesses reported hearing gunfire.

Al Jazeera

Iran and EU on collision course over sanctions tied with protests

Tehran signals it will respond to any EU action on the protests, but has not divulged the nature of its countermeasures.

Reuters

Events in Iran since Mahsa Amini's arrest and death in custody

Iran's clerical rulers have faced the biggest protests in years since Mahsa Amini died last month in the custody of the morality police who enforce the Islamic Republic's strict dress code.

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