Wednesday May 17,2006





A note about the location of Evin prison in Tehran !

Evin Prison

Chamran Highway

Shahid Katchuyi Street

Darakeh, Tehran

Islamic Republic of Iran

Evin Prison (زندان اوین) is a prison in Iran, located in the north of Tehran. It is notorious for its political prisoners' wing, from before the 1979 revolution and since. It was founded by SAVAK during the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, on what was previously the house of Seyyed Zia'eddin Tabatabaee.The prison is located in a residential and commercial area known as Evin, next to the Saadat Abad district. There is a large park area with a popular upscale teahouse and restaurant located immediately next to it.