“Hell on Earth Inside Iran’s Horrible Prison”

The Evin Institute in Iran has a reputation to be a prison of horrible proportions. It has come to be a symbol of an oppressive regime that dominates the government. This prison was built during the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.  In the aftermath of the controversial 2009 Iran governmental elections there were several mass protests toward the established powers. The powers that be incarcerated many protestors without reason or trial. One person who was incarcerated was Marina Nemat who was 16 when she was incarcerated in 1981. When she described her experience she said When you clear the gates, you are immediately blindfolded and brought underground,” Nemat told FoxNews.com. “They take you for interrogation. They take you to a hallway and sit you down. You are there for a long time. If you move or say anything you are beaten. You must sit perfectly still, while still blindfolded, and you can wait for hours, days or even weeks.” She said that then captives were taken to an interrogation room. The object is not to obtain information but to make the prisoner admit that they were compromising Iran’s national security. Political pressure has led to the release of some of these prisoners but others still remain.

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