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Evin prison fire: Several dead after fire at Iran's notorious detention centre

It is unclear if the fire is linked to recent protests, but many protesters are being held at Evin prison.
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Four prisoners have died and 61 have been injured following a major fire at Iran's notorious Evin prison, according to an Iranian state news agency.

Sources inside the prison - which is known for housing political prisoners - have told BBC Persian the number of casualties is higher.

Videos shared online showed flames and smoke at the site in Tehran, and gunshots and explosions could be heard.
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Union Activists in Evin Prison: We are Safe

Mohammad Habibi and Reza Shahabi, two trade union activists imprisoned in Ward 4 of Evin Prison, reassured their families that they rema ...
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Mohammad Habibi and Reza Shahabi, two trade union activists imprisoned in Ward 4 of Evin Prison, reassured their families that they remain healthy and well in calls with their families today. The activists also said that other imprisoned union figures, including Rasoul Bodaghi and Jaafar Ebrahimi, were also still safe. The call came amidst widespread concern about political prisoners at Evin after the riot, explosions, fire and gunfire of last night.

Reza Shahabi, a member of the workers' union of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (Vahed), also said in a short call from Evin prison: "He and the other prisoners of Ward 4 are fine."

Reza Shahabi's trial, which was supposed to be held today, October 16, has been postponed.

The Coordinating Council of Trade Union Organizations of Iranian Educators, following last night’s events at Evin, expressed deep concern in a statemand and warned: "Responsibility for the protection and health of prisoners is with the organization of prisons and the judiciary … any loss of life of prisoners is on the judiciary of the Islamic Republic and will certainly have severe consequences for its perpetrators.” The statement named imprisoned teachers in Evin as named, including Rasul Bodaghi, Jafar Ebrahimi, Mohammad Habibi, Eskandar Lotfi, and Masoud Nikkhah.

Esmail, a workers' union activist, reacted on Twitter to last night’s events: "The lives of prisoners, especially political prisoners in Evin, are in danger. This is a serious warning. When there is a riot in a prison, they turn off the cameras and use the most brutal methods. There is a possibility of prisoners getting killed." In another tweet, he said: "The most honorable people of Iran are imprisoned in Evin; those who have sacrificed their lives, property and families for our well-being and freedom and have spent the best years of their lives unjustly in prison."
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From a quick google (I'm not sure how accurate the figures are) Iran exports 22% of its oil to China and Iranian oil accounts for 6% of China's imports.

There was also this deal last year: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/27/world/middleeast/china-iran-deal.html
China agreed to invest $400 billion in Iran over 25 years in exchange for a steady supply of oil to fuel its growing economy under a sweeping economic and security agreement signed on Saturday.
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Iran did not make the details of the agreement public before the signing, nor did the Chinese government give specifics. But experts said it was largely unchanged from an 18-page draft obtained last year by The New York Times.

That draft detailed $400 billion of Chinese investments to be made in dozens of fields, including banking, telecommunications, ports, railways, health care and information technology, over the next 25 years. In exchange, China would receive a regular — and, according to an Iranian official and an oil trader, heavily discounted — supply of Iranian oil.
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Let's hope it's 'missing' as in she's done a runner. Though she's not going to go many places without a passport.
 
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