{
  "id": 11952535,
  "title": "Iran demolishes Gohardasht Prison watchtower, putting evidence of regime’s crimes at risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/iran-demolishes-gohardasht-prison-watchtower-putting-evidence-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T15:44:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-910562"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "Iran demolished watchtower at Gohardasht Prison on Saturday.",
    "Prison notorious for human rights abuses since 1979 Islamic Revolution.",
    "Demolition may have destroyed evidence of alleged crimes against humanity."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "‘False flag’: Iran denies link to flydubai incident, says claims based on ‘fabricated evidence’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/false-flag-iran-denies-link-to-flydubai-incident-says-claims-based-on",
        "published": "2026-10-04T13:50:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}