Inmate of Ward 8, #Evin Prison:
-Constant gunfire was heard from Ward 7 at 8:45 pm Saturday
-Inmates in Ward 8 wanted to help, but the attack on Ward 8 also began and they were shooting directly at us
-Many inmates were wounded with pellet rounds #اوین
-One inmate was wounded with a live bullet, had major bleeding
-Col. Mahmoudi went to Ward 8 with his forces & said: "Your mothers will be mourning you. The day has come for all of you to die!"
-They then viciously attacked the inmates. Some were transferred to unknown locations
#Iran's state media claim the #Evin fire began from the sewing workshop. This is a lie.
All workshops are closed at sunset with the daily roll call. One of the sewing workshops is located behind Ward 8 & another near the administrative parking lot.
Security forces fired tear gas & flashbang grenades into Ward 4 of #Evin Prison on Saturday night, forcing the inmates into closed rooms. No one was allowed into the halls or outside of the ward for fresh air.
Families & lawyers of inmates are not allowed in or provided any information.
.@IranNW: State-run media claims only eight people were injured during #Evin incident.
IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency claims Saturday night's explosions were caused by fleeing inmates caught in a minefield on the northern side of the prison.
@IranNW Last night, the brother of regime-elite Mehdi Rafsanjani, charged with financial crimes & serving his sentence in #Evin, said Mehdi was told on Friday not to return to prison. This raises concerns that the Evin incident was pre-planned by regime officials.
Video from Oct 15 - 8:53 pm local time #Evin Prison - Tehran, #Iran
It appears a number of people are starting a fire near the prison and splashing gasoline to erupt the blaze, according to one local.
2) Listen to Negar Mortazavi run her #Iran talking points. #IranLobby
3) Negar Mortazavi has portrayed Soleimani as a "heroic underdog" killed in "cowardly fashion" and claimed Iranians were "outraged" and would mourn him in a "rare show of national unity". #Iran #IranLobby
Oct 17—Piranshahr, NW #Iran
More footage of protesters starting fires. Here they're seen blocking a road from the city of Sardasht.
This is the 32nd night of the nationwide anti-regime uprising. #IranRevolution #مهسا_امینی #آزادی_آزادی_آزادی
1) Reports from #Iran indicate at least 60 inmates were killed & injured after being attacked by #Evin Prison security forces and anti-riots on Saturday night.
2) This attack was launched in response to #Evin inmates in wards 7 and 8 taking to the prison yard and voicing support for the ongoing #IranRevoIution2022 and chanting slogans specifically targeting regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
3) Security forces used live bullets, pellet rounds, tear gas, and flashbang grenades in the attack.
Fifty inmates of Ward 8, where political prisoners are held, were transferred out; 15 of which were taken to #Evin clinic for the severity of their wounds.
1) Blinken held a meeting on Friday with a few "civil society activists" to discuss the latest situation in #Iran.
He & the Biden admin need to explain why they invited Sherry Hakimi who is very close to Tehran's regime & #IranLobby group NIAC.
2) As Hakimi says, she is very fond of #Iran's former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, aka Iran's chief apologist. Not everyone is invited to a dinner with Zarif. Only the ultimate regime loyalists are.
#IranLobby group NIAC has a specific page for her on their website.
3) Hakimi published a list of sources that she believes represent the voice of #Iran's people.
The names are quite telling. Nearly all are among the list of Iran's network of apologists/lobbyists.
Oct 15—Tehran, #Iran
Major fire at Evin Prison. Authorities are dispatching extra security forces. Locals are reporting heavy traffic and many people are texting they are heading towards Evin Prison. #IranRevolution2022 #مهسا_امینی #آزادی_آزادی_آزادی
Don't listen to #Iran apologists/lobbyists. They're doing the regime's bidding.
Back in 2009, Trita Parsi, founder of Iran lobby group NIAC, and Reza Aslan, NIAC advisor: "There is nothing the U.S. can do."
Obama nowadays: "I was wrong."
Trita Parsi exchanged emails with #Iran's former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. He was invited to Obama's White House on dozens of occasions. heshmatalavi.substack.com/p/who-is-trita…
Now that recent protests have continued for 30 days across #Iran's, Reza Aslan is suddenly claiming he cares about the Iranian people who are under suppression.
Question for Reza Aslan:
Why are you still a part of NIAC, the disgraced lobby group of Iran's regime?