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| The prison is located in a residential and commercial area known as Evin, next to the Saadat Abad district. There is a large park area with a popular upscale teahouse and restaurant located immediately next to it.
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| Photography in front of and around the prison is illegal. On June 23, 2003, Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi was arrested for taking photographs in front of the prison, an imprisonment which led to her beating and death in Iranian custody. Doctors examining Kazemi found evidence of rape, torture with fingernails torn out, toes crushed and skull fracture - evidence of how sensitive the Evin prison is considered by the Iranian government.
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| Haleh Esfandiyari, director of the Middle East studies center in Washington’s Woodrow Wilson Center was arrested on Tuesday, May 8th by the disciplinary guards of the Islamic regime after a 4-month forced stay in Iran due to the non- issuance of her passport; she was transferred to Evin prison.
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