Iran demolishes Gohardasht Prison watchtower, putting evidence of regime’s crimes at risk
Human rights advocates warned that redevelopment of Gohardasht Prison could erase evidence from a site linked to the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and decades of abuse.
The Islamic Republic of Iran demolished a watchtower at Gohardasht Prison, also known as Raja i Shahr Prison, on Saturday. The destruction of the tower potentially put at risk critical evidence of Iran's alleged crimes against humanity. The prison, notorious for decades of human rights abuses against political prisoners since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, was evacuated and closed in 2023.
Footage of the demolition, shared across Persian media, showed the possible destruction of vital evidence related to the atrocities committed at the prison.
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