Evin Prison
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Sep 1, 2026
Mary DanielsenHOST
After her arrest, she was charged with apostasy, blasphemy, and promoting Christianity.
Mary DanielsenHOST
She endured months of mental and physical hardships and intense interrogation in Evin Prison, one of the most brutal prisons in the world.
Mary DanielsenHOST
She's a published author, public speaker, and activist for religious freedom.
Mary DanielsenHOST
Her first book, Captive in Iran, recounts her capture and imprisonment.
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Marziyeh AmirizadehGUEST
And we noticed that's a great opportunity instead of praying for ourselves.
Marziyeh AmirizadehGUEST
to start praying for other people and we started sharing our faith with everyone and we noticed that we are more free inside that prison rather than outside because I remember when we were free we had to pray and ask God to show us the right person to talk but in prison we could freely talk to anyone.
Marziyeh AmirizadehGUEST
So after 14 days being in that horrible underground dungeon, they sent us to Evin Prison, which is notorious for executing, torturing, raping a lot of people.
Marziyeh AmirizadehGUEST
But before leaving that, I remember we shared our fate with about 70 women in that underground dungeon, that many of them Thank us.
Gissou NiaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[laughs] All these people-
Greg StokerHOST
Okay, um, so in terms of the political prisoners that, you know, uh, that she wants freed, Israel bombed Evin Prison, which is, like, notoriously, you know, the, the political prison, uh, where all these dissidents from the government go.
Greg StokerHOST
Israel bombed the shit out of Evin Prison, uh, in March, I believe, or was it July?
AlinaHOST
Mm-hmm.
Greg StokerHOST
Hoping to start a prison riot and release all these political dissidents, but it just ended up killing and maiming, uh, like 70 people, and they dropped the bombs during visiting hours, okay? So I don't think I could s- find a better metaphor for, like, Western intervention for, like, human rights or humanitarian purposes.
Greg StokerHOST
Oh, sorry.
Greg StokerHOST
From, yeah, Iran.
Greg StokerHOST
Israeli attack on Evin Prison, an apparent war crime.
Suzanne KellyHOST
Yeah, y- they must have obviously thought you were some kind of a threat or, as we may find out, uh, had other reasons for using such a show of force.
Suzanne KellyHOST
Emad, you were taken to Section 2A of Evin Prison, which is controlled by the IRGC.
Suzanne KellyHOST
What did you learn very quickly during your time there about who you were dealing with?
Emad ShargiGUEST
Well, first of all, I thought I was not in Iran anymore.
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Emad ShargiGUEST
They're just saving face.
Emad ShargiGUEST
You're done.
Emad ShargiGUEST
You're going home." November of 2020, um, I get a call from my lawyer, and he says to me, "I got some bad news for you." I was like, "What?" He says, "Salavati has given you a 10-year sentence for cooperating with the hostile nation of America, and you have 20 days to appeal, and then you have to go and report yourself to Ev- back to Evin Prison." And I was like, "This is just madness." I mean, I...
Emad ShargiGUEST
Suzanne, I probably lost about six, seven kilos in that first week.
Adnan HusainHOST
The US and Israel instigate brutal wars, destroy civilian infrastructure, kill innocent schoolgirls, and treat you as collateral damage in their pursuit of regional dominance.
Adnan HusainHOST
We remember the horror of the 23rd June 2025 when Israel struck the Evin Prison complex, flattening its hospital ward, transgender section, and visitor center.
Adnan HusainHOST
You best exposed this dual oppression when you voiced that you, quote, "Feel stuck between the two blades of a scissors, the evil regime that imprisons and tortures you, and a foreign force dropping bombs on your heads in the name of freedom." Unquote.
Adnan HusainHOST
In the past year, we witnessed both blades of the scissor sharpen.
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Sina RahmaniGUEST
She said, uh, she has a great tweet.
Sina RahmaniGUEST
She said, "Much has already been written about the hypocrisy of letters, but, uh, hypoc- hypocrisy of this letter, but one claim deserves particular attention.
Sina RahmaniGUEST
The authors repeat the story that Israel struck, quote, 'The transgender section of Evin Prison, purportedly housing 100 transgender prisoners.' This false story circulated internationally after it was reported by the NYT before later investigations found no evidence to support it, and the key source desi- denied ever making this claim attributed to him."
Adnan HusainHOST
Yeah.
Jason RezaianHOST
[upbeat music] If you don't know my backstory, I was a correspondent for The Post in Iran until the day that my wife and I were arrested at gunpoint from our home and taken to prison back in 2014.
Jason RezaianHOST
I spent 544 days as a hostage in Evin Prison, one of the most notoriously evil places in the world, simply for being a journalist.
Jason RezaianHOST
I think you're gonna like this show because it's another show about accountability.
Jason RezaianHOST
I'm gonna take you to the front lines of the battle over freedom of expression here and around the world.