Prison 209
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Prison 209 (in Persian: بازداشتگاه ۲۰۹) is an unofficial and sercret detention centre in Tehran, Iran, and operates under the administration of the VEVAK (Islamic Republic of Iran's Secret Service). Like other covert detention centres such as Prison 59 and Evin Prison, prisoners are interrogated, in many cases tortured, held without charges, and subjected to solitary confinement.