Iran accused of erasing evidence at notorious Gohardasht Prison

Iran destroyed one of the last remaining watchtowers at Gohardasht Prison, also known as Raja'i Shahr Prison, on Saturday, according to footage of the demolition published by Persian-language media outlets, potentially destroying critical evidence of Iran's crimes against humanity.The prison was evacuated and closed in 2023. It had become notorious for decades of human-rights abuses against political prisoners since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.“Prison authorities told the prisoners that the prison had been sold for 10,000 billion tomans [€200 million] without naming the buyer and would soon be evacuated,” a person familiar with the matter told Iran Human Rights at the time.ویدیویی از تخریب برجک #زندان_رجایی‌شهر کرج، معروف به #زندان_گوهردشت، منتشر شده است؛ زندانی که طی دهه‌های گذشته محل گزارش‌های متعدد نقض حقوق بشر، از جمله ضرب‌وشتم زندانیان، محرومیت از رسیدگی پزشکی، پرونده‌سازی، عدم رعایت اصل تفکیک جرائم و اجرای احکام اعدام بوده است.