Heshmatiyeh Prison (Persian: زندان حشمتیه Zendān Heshmatiyeh) is a prison in Iran, located on a Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) base, in the North-East of Tehran.[1] It is noted for its political prisoners' wing.

In 2011 it was suggested that Iranian opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and their wives Zahra Rahnavard and Fatemeh Karroubi were being detained in the prison after abduction by security forces.[2][3]

References and notes

  1. ↑ زندان حشمتیه؛ رهبران مخالف دولت ایران کجا هستند؟, BBC Persian
  2. ↑ "Iran: Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi 'arrested'". BBC News. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Opposition leaders Mousavi, Karoubi 'transferred' to Tehran prison". France24. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2023.

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