Fire, Gunshots at Iran’s Evin Prison Holding Political Prisoners, Dual Nationals

Fire, Gunshots at Iran’s Evin Prison Holding Political Prisoners, Dual Nationals
A prison guard stands along a corridor in Tehran's Evin prison on June 13, 2006. File Photo/Reuters
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DUBAI—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.

State news agency IRNA said eight people were injured in the unrest, which erupted after nearly a month of protests across Iran over the death in detention of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman.