Iranian prison guards ordered to beat up inmates, letter says

Political prisoner Emad Bahavar describes being forced to run gauntlet of guards armed with batons at notorious Evin jail

Political prisoners in Tehran's Evin prison have allegedly been subjected to humiliating physical abuse, including being forced to run a gauntlet of guards armed with batons, it has emerged.

Iran's president, Hassan Rouhani, has been silent despite chilling details being revealed by prisoners and their families about how Thursday's disturbances marked a dark episode in one of the country's most notorious prisons.

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