The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/evin-prison/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:10:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Evin Prison | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/evin-prison/ 32 32 British couple held in Iran lose appeal against 10-year prison sentence https://www.timesofisrael.com/british-couple-held-in-iran-lose-appeal-against-10-year-prison-sentence/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:33:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3835250 Tourists Craig and Lindsay Foreman have been held on espionage charges since January 2025; family say they weren't allowed to attend their own appeal hearing

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]]> UN report: Israeli strike on Iran’s notorious Evin Prison last year was a war crime https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-report-israeli-strike-on-irans-notorious-evin-prison-last-year-was-a-war-crime/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:10:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3780011 Probe says Israel guilty of 'intentionally directing attacks against civilian object'; IDF: Strike carried out in precise manner to mitigate harm to imprisoned civilians

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]]> Bureau chief of Japanese public broadcaster reportedly arrested in Iran https://www.timesofisrael.com/bureau-chief-of-japanese-public-broadcaster-reportedly-arrested-in-iran/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:24:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3761938 Shinnosuke Kawashima, journalist for NHK, said to be held at notorious Evin Prison; Tokyo confirms citizen held, urges release

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]]> Iran sentences British couple to 10 years in prison on espionage claims https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-sentences-british-couple-to-10-years-in-prison-on-espionage-claims/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:05:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3757653 Tourists Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both in their 50s, have been held since January 2025; UK blasts 'appalling and totally unjustifiable' sentences

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]]> Iran jails Jewish Iranian-American for visiting Israel for son’s bar mitzvah 13 years ago https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-imprisons-jewish-iranian-american-for-visiting-israel-13-years-ago/ Sat, 08 Nov 2025 01:06:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3683576 Kamran Hekmati, 70, was detained earlier this year during brief trip; is held in notorious Evin prison; US calls for his immediate release and that of three other jailed Americans

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]]> French pair freed by Iran after 3 years in jail wait in Tehran for okay to go home https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-pair-freed-by-iran-after-3-years-in-jail-wait-in-tehran-for-okay-to-go-home/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:49:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3681795 Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris thank Macron for efforts to release them; Tehran hopes Iranian freed from French prison after jailing on terror charges will also return home

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]]> Female prisoner dies in Iranian jail; rights groups blame authorities’ neglect https://www.timesofisrael.com/female-prisoner-dies-in-iranian-jail-as-rights-groups-blame-authorities-of-neglect/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:21:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3650117 Somayeh Rashidi, 42, dies six months after being jailed for writing anti-regime slogans; Iran says death due to earlier illness but NGOs say coma caused by denial of medical care

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]]> Iran said to return some 600 inmates to notorious prison damaged in Israeli attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-said-to-return-some-600-inmates-to-notorious-prison-damaged-in-israeli-attack/ Sat, 23 Aug 2025 16:57:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3626150 New York Times says prisoners taken back to newly built wards at Evin Prison; inmate describes a 'dark dungeon'

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]]> Human Rights Watch calls Israeli strike on Iran’s Evin Prison ‘apparent war crime’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/human-rights-watch-calls-israeli-strike-on-irans-evin-prison-apparent-war-crime/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:11:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3620195 Group says attack was 'unlawfully indiscriminate' and came without prior warning, accuses Islamic Republic of mistreating and disappearing prisoners after strike

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]]> 70-year-old Jewish man from New York said to be among four US citizens held by Iran https://www.timesofisrael.com/70-year-old-jewish-man-from-new-york-said-to-be-among-four-us-citizens-held-by-iran/ Sat, 02 Aug 2025 19:34:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3612110 Iranian officials confirm to NYT that the unnamed detainee is one of two Americans taken into custody after Israel began strikes in June

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]]> Amnesty calls for war crimes probe into Israeli strike on Iran’s Evin Prison https://www.timesofisrael.com/amnesty-calls-for-war-crimes-probe-into-israeli-strike-on-irans-evin-prison/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:58:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3603559 Rights group charges that 'deliberate' airstrike during 12-day war, which Iran said killed 79 people, cannot be seen as 'legal military objective'

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]]> Iran invites Western journalists to tour notorious Evin Prison after Israeli strikes https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-invites-western-journalists-to-tour-notorious-evin-prison-after-israeli-strikes/ Sun, 06 Jul 2025 16:36:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3592133 Analysis finds at least 43 prison staff, at least 4 civilians killed in attack that targeted administrative building, access gates, also hit hospital; NGO says 2 prisoners among dead

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]]> Two French nationals detained in Iran charged with spying for Mossad, families say https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-french-nationals-detained-in-iran-charged-with-spying-for-mossad-families-say/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 03:39:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3589981 Cecile Kohler and partner Jacques Paris also accused of 'conspiracy to overthrow the regime' and 'corruption on earth,' with all the charges carrying the death penalty

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]]> Israel’s strike on Iran’s Evin prison sparks fear for political prisoners https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-strike-on-irans-evin-prison-sparks-fear-for-political-prisoners/ Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:31:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3587612 Detainees and their families say conditions for inmates are worse at facilities they were moved to after attack, raise concerns of what authorities might do next

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]]> Iran claims 71 killed in Israeli strike on Evin Prison last week https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-claims-71-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-evin-prison-last-week/ Sun, 29 Jun 2025 06:45:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3586853 Spokesperson says victims include administrative staff, youth doing military service, detainees and their family members, and people who lived in vicinity

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