Airstrikes have heavily damaged Greater Tehran Prison. Reports describe food and water shortages, lack of medical care, chaos inside Evin, forced transfers to unknown locations, and fears of secret executions. Families cannot reach their loved ones. Thousands of prisoners are at risk.
War – Joint Bulletin No.2 – 2 March 2026
Reports emerging under current wartime conditions indicate a deeply alarming and life-threatening situation for detainees and political prisoners across Iran.
Severe damage to greater Tehran Prison (Fashafouyeh)
Today, 2 March, the administrative section of Greater Tehran Prison (Fashafouyeh) in southern Tehran was reportedly heavily damaged during airstrikes. The intensity of the explosions also affected several general wards. Prisoners have suffered physical and psychological harm, and the lives of hundreds of inmates in this facility are now in serious danger.
Prisoners lack access to medical services. Distribution of food and drinking water has been disrupted. Communication with families is severely restricted — effectively cut off — causing deep concern among relatives.
Reports also indicate that some prisoners from Evin Prison have been transferred to IRGC bases. This raises grave concerns that the authorities are attempting to use detainees as human shields.
Forced transfers from Dastgerd Prison
On 27 February, political prisoners held at Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan were reportedly transferred by multiple buses to an undisclosed location. This transfer was carried out suddenly and without notifying families or lawyers.
Crisis conditions in Evin Prison
Human rights sources report a critical situation inside Evin Prison in Tehran. Prison management has reportedly collapsed, with staff locking ward doors and abandoning their posts.
- Prisoners have no access to the prison shop for basic necessities.
- Food distribution has stopped in the women’s ward and Ward 7.
- Inmates have received only limited amounts of bread.
Families gathered outside Evin seeking information but received no response from authorities.
Similar conditions in other prisons
Comparable reports have emerged from Qezel Hesar Prison (Karaj) and Lakan Prison (Rasht), describing:
- Food shortages
- Closure of prison stores
- Severe problems accessing medical care
At the same time, internet shutdowns and the inability of families to contact detainees have intensified fears. Reports of secret execution sentences issued without informing families or legal representatives have further heightened alarm.
Thousands of lives in immediate danger
All available reports indicate that the lives of thousands of prisoners held in the Islamic Republic’s prisons are at serious risk.
Immediate demands
The Worker-communist Party of Iran calls for urgent action and demands:
- Immediate and unconditional release of all detainees and political prisoners
- Immediate and transparent reporting on prisoners’ conditions
- Urgent medical care for injured detainees
- Immediate provision of food and essential supplies
- Restoration of communication between prisoners and families
- Dispatch of independent international bodies to inspect prison conditions
Keeping prisoners detained under wartime conditions constitutes a crime.
Public pressure is essential. Gatherings in front of prisons and detention centres must be organised to compel the authorities to meet these urgent demands.
Worker-communist Party of Iran
2 March 2026
