Iran must investigate 'Black Thursday' brutality at Evin Prison

Headline Title: Iran must investigate 'Black Thursday' brutality at Evin Prison 15 May 2014 Political prisoners and prisoners of conscience at Section 350 of Iran’s Evin prison were subjected to assault, beatings and other ill-treatment, with some of those injured denied access to adequate medical care, according to a new briefing published by Amnesty International about the events of 17 April, which has become known as “Black Thursday” by local activists. The briefing, “Justice is an Alien Word”: Ill-treatment of political prisoners in Evin prison, tells…

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