Notorious Iranian prison is BLITZED as ‘Israel blows up gate to Evin jail in bid to free Ayatollah's fiercest critics'
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TEHRAN'S notorious Evin Prison has been blitzed by an Israeli airstrike, according to officials
A drone is thought to have blown up the jail's gates in an apparent effort free the regime's fiercest critics.
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Evin Prison is notorious for holing up political prisoners
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Footage shows a major explosion at its gates, and the IDF announced it had struck
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A dingy workshop inside the walls of Evin Prison
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The prison is notorious for shackling political prisoners, journalists and even Brits on bogus charges.
Isareli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly called for Iran's people to rise up against the regime.
Busting out its ardent critics could be an attempt fan the flames of rebellion, by returning anti-Ayatollah activists to the streets.
The IDF acknowledged the strike: "Following orders from PM Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz, the IDF is striking regime and security targets in central Tehran — including the Basij HQ, Evin Prison, the 'Israel destruction clock,' IRGC internal security HQs, and more."
Some political prisoners have been banged up in the hellhole for decades.
Reports on the horrific conditions have come from those who manage to make it out.
Marziyeh Amirizadeh, 43, spent 259 days in Evin, Iran's most notorious prison, where British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was also held.
Here, Marziyeh reveals the horror she endured – and how she rebuilt her life after her release as told to Kate Graham.
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