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Iran Is Holding at Least 4 US Citizens, Rights Groups and Families Say
ByFarnaz Fassihi August 2, 2025August 2, 2025

Two were seized after Israel and the United States attacked Iranian targets in June, and two others have been held since 2024.

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Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents
ByFarnaz Fassihi, Parin Behrooz and Leily Nikounazar July 6, 2025July 9, 2025

The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics.

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Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents
ByFarnaz Fassihi, Parin Behrooz and Leily Nikounazar July 6, 2025

The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics.

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Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents
ByFarnaz Fassihi, Parin Behrooz and Leily Nikounazar July 6, 2025

The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics.

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Israel’s Attack on Evin Prison Killed 71, Iranian State Media Report
ByVivian Yee and Sanam Mahoozi June 29, 2025

The notorious detention facility in Tehran, where dissidents and political prisoners are held, came under attack on June 23.

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Israel’s Attack on Evin Prison Killed 71, Iranian State Media Report
ByVivian Yee and Sanam Mahoozi June 29, 2025June 30, 2025

The notorious detention facility in Tehran, where dissidents and political prisoners are held, came under attack on June 23.

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What to Know About Iran’s Notorious Evin Prison
ByMatthew Mpoke Bigg June 23, 2025June 25, 2025

Israel’s military struck entrances to the detention facility in Tehran, where dissidents and political prisoners are held. Human rights groups say the prison is a symbol of repression.

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Syrian General Questioned in Case of Austin Tice, Missing American Journalist
ByAdam Goldman, Haley Willis, Erika Solomon and Christiaan Triebert June 15, 2025

The general, Bassam Hassan, is said to have shared grim news about the fate of Austin Tice, an American journalist and former Marine who went missing in 2012.

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