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27 Inmates Are Still at Large Following an Israeli Airstrike During the 12-Day War, Iran Says
TEHRAN PROVINCE, IRAN, JUL 21 – Amnesty International says 79 people died in the attack and calls for an investigation into violations of international humanitarian law during Israel's 12-day campaign in June 2025.
- Between 11am and 12pm Tehran time on 23 June 2025, the Israeli military launched air strikes inside Evin prison, targeting multiple locations during visitation hours, in a populated area.
- Under international humanitarian law, attacks on civilian facilities like prisons are prohibited, yet Iran's Evin prison was struck during Israel's campaign, as interrogation of detainees does not make it a military target.
- Verified video and satellite imagery reveal multiple strikes causing extensive damage and casualties across six prison sections, while Iranian officials said 71 people were killed, occurring during prison visitation hours.
- Amnesty International called for a war crimes investigation, saying `Carrying out such attacks knowingly and deliberately constitutes a war crime`, while the Center for Human Rights criticized the strike for violating civilian-military distinctions.
- Prosecution authorities around the world must ensure those responsible face justice, while highlighting the broader civilian toll of Israel's attack on Evin prison, which killed at least 80 civilians, Amnesty International said.
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Amnesty calls Israeli strike on Iran’s Evin prison a ’war crime’
Amnesty International has slammed Israel for alleged war crimes after air strikes on Tehran’s Evin prison killed dozens of civilians and left widespread destruction. The rights group said its investigation, based on verified video footage, satellite imagery, and interviews with eyewitnesses, prisoners’ families and human rights defenders, showed Israeli forces deliberately bombed the prison during visiting hours on 23 June. Iranian authorities s…
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27 inmates are still at large following an Israeli airstrike during the 12-day war, Iran says
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Tuesday 27 inmates were still at large after an Israeli airstrike last month targeted Evin prison in the north of the capital, Tehran, local media reported. Read more...
The Israeli attack resulted in the death of 79 people, including detainees, and between 1,500 and 2,000 people were in this ultra-secure prison, according to the NGO.
Amnesty International called for an investigation on Tuesday for "war crime" after Israeli strikes in late June against Evine prison in Iran.
Iran: Deliberate Israeli attack on Tehran’s Evin prison must be investigated as a war crime
The Israeli military’s deliberate air strikes on Evin prison in Tehran on 23 June 2025 constitute a serious violation of international humanitarian law and must be criminally investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said today, following an in-depth investigation. Verified video footage, satellite imagery and interviews with eyewitnesses, prisoners’ families and human rights defenders indicate that the Israeli military carried out mult…
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