Info:
Fashafouyeh Prison is a detention centre designated originally to detain offenders of drug-related crimes, recently also holding political prisoners and, in some cases, forcing them to share cells with drug addicts. The living and hygienic conditions are very poor, lacking basic needs like clean drinking water;
During the November 2019 protests, several protesters were detained in Fashafouyeh Prison, including minors. Reports indicate that November 2019 protesters were subjected to torture and inhumane treatment at Fashafouyeh Prison, e.g. by deliberately wounding them with boiling water and through denial of medical treatment. According to an Amnesty International report on the crackdown of the November 2019 protests, children as young as 15 have been detained alongside adults in Fashafouyeh Prison. Three November 2019 protesters who are currently being held in Fashafouyeh Prison were sentenced to death by a court in Tehran;
Person of interests:
Seyyed Heshmatollah Hayat Al-Ghaib (Al-Ghaib) serves as the Director-General of Tehran Province Prisons
Also Known As:
Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary
Hasanabad-e Qom Prison
Greater Tehran Prison
Involved In:
Human Rights Abuse
Country:
Iran
Address:
Tehran Province, Hasanabad, Bijin Industrial Zone, Tehran, Qom Old Road (Iran)
Phone:
+98 21 5625 8050
Reason for the color:
» The European Union has imposed sanctions on eight Iranian militia commanders and police chiefs, including the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards, over a deadly crackdown in November 2019;