27 detainees from the Iranian prison of Evin still in freedom after the Israeli air strike: report

The Iranian media reported that 27 prisoners from the notorious of Evin prison remain free from an Israeli air strike last month.

After the strike of Israel during the 12 -day war, 75 detainees escaped from Evin prison, according to the Associated Presswhich has cited a website of news affiliated with the Iranian judiciary. In the article, the spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary, Asghar Jahangir, said that of the 75 escapades, 48 had been taken over or returned voluntarily, added the Associated Press. Jahangir also said that the escape had served time for minor offenses.

An opinion shows the consequences of an Israeli strike on Evin prison which took place on June 23, after the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 29, 2025. (Majid Asgaripour / Wana (Press Asia of Western Asia) via Reuters)

Iran says its president was injured in Israeli air strikes last month

In June, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, which aimed to destroy Iran’s nuclear capacities. While Iranian officials said 71 had been killed in the strike, local media reported that 80 were killed, including staff, soldiers, prisoners and family members, according to the Associated Press.

Sayeh Seydal, an imprisoned Iranian dissident who survived Israel’s strike on Evin prison, told relatives that being in the establishment was a “slow death”, According to the Associated Presswho obtained a recording of the conversation.

“The bombings of the United States and Israel did not kill us. Then the Islamic Republic brought us into a place that will kill us practically,” said Seydal.

Tuesday, Amnesty International called to an investigation into Israel’s strike on prison as a possible war crime, saying that it was “a serious violation of international humanitarian law”.

DOSSE – The rescuers are looking for the rubble of a damaged section of Evin prison following an Israeli strike the day before, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday June 24, 2025. (AP photo / Mostafa Roudaki / Mizan News Agency, file) (AP photo / Mostafa Roudaki / Mizan News Agency, file)

Iran recognizes the number of deaths of Israel’s strike on the notorious Evin PriscoN

Erika Guevara Rosas, who is the principal director of Amnesty International for Research, Pleidoyer, Politicians and Campaigns, said that “evidence establish reasonable reasons to believe that the Israeli soldiers have cheated and deliberately attacked civil buildings”.

Evin’s prison is sadly famous for its difficult conditions and has become a place for Iranian officials to throw demonstrators.

A person stands on the rubble while a view shows the consequences of an Israeli strike on Evin prison which took place on June 23, after the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on June 29, 2025. (Majid Asgaripour / Wana (Press Asia of Western Asia) via Reuters)

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In 2022, the Department of the American Treasury Iranian officials and entities responsible for the repression against the demonstrators, notably the goalkeeper of Evin prison, Hedayat Farzadi, who was known for his brutal tactics. The ministry said the demonstrators launched in Evin prison under the supervision of Farzadi were subject to torture and physical violence.