Movies present smoke rising from Tehran’s Evin jail, pictures heard By Reuters

DUBAI (Reuters) -On-line Iranian movies appeared to indicate smoke rising on Saturday from Tehran’s Evin jail, which holds political prisoners, as pictures and an alarm might be heard.

There was no instant remark from Iranian officers or reviews from state media on the footage, which was shared on social media.

“Gunshots might be heard from Evin Jail and smoke might be seen,” mentioned the activist web site 1500tasvir, which additionally shared video footage it mentioned confirmed particular forces on motorbikes heading for the jail.

“Households of prisoners have gathered in entrance of the primary door of Evin jail,” mentioned a witness contacted by Reuters. “I can see hearth and smoke. Plenty of particular forces. Ambulances are right here too.”

Siamak Namazi, an Iranian American imprisoned in Iran for practically seven years on espionage-related expenses rejected by Washington as baseless, returned to Evin on Wednesday after being granted a short furlough, his lawyer mentioned. Different twin nationals are additionally held at Evin.

The jail, which principally holds detainees going through safety expenses, has lengthy been criticised by Western rights teams and it was blacklisted by the U.S. authorities in 2018 for “critical human rights abuses”.

Human Rights Watch has accused authorities on the jail of utilizing threats of torture and of indefinite imprisonment, in addition to prolonged interrogations and denial of medical take care of detainees.