Evin prison

Evin Prison is a facility in Iran where Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi is currently incarcerated. Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist, has been repeatedly arrested and sentenced for her activism. She was most recently arrested in December after being granted leave for medical treatment in 2024. Recent news indicates that Mohammadi has been handed an additional seven-and-a-half year prison sentence, bringing her total sentence to 17 years. She has also reportedly suffered a suspected heart attack and was hospitalized after a violent arrest involving baton blows. Mohammadi has engaged in hunger strikes to protest her continued detention. The situation highlights the ongoing human rights concerns and suppression of dissent within Iran, particularly concerning the treatment of political prisoners and activists.