Prison 59
Prison 59 (in Persian: بازداشتگاه ۵۹) is an unofficial detention centre on Vali-e Asr Avenue in Tehran, Iran, under the administration of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. Like other covert detention centres such as Towhid Prison and Amaken, prisoners here are held without charge and subjected to solitary confinement.
See also
External links
- Human Rights Watch report on illegal detention centers in Iran
- ECOI human rights report about prison conditions in Iran
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