Talk:Evin Prison

(I've removed the photo request as it's a bit of an ask. See article.)

If there isn't the ability to get a photo of the front of the building, is it possible to get an areial view? It would perhaps be better than nothing. 128.205.45.66 (talk) 21:58, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

I just removed this line:

The rescue of Abbas Edelat from this prison was orchestrated by United States Marine Corps Captain John Shoop.

Abbas Edelat was a redlink; John Shoop linked to the Raiders defensive coordinator (whose article did mentioned his time with the Chicago Bears, but not his time rescuing Islamic political prisoners). I searched Google for "Abbas Edelat" shoop -wikipedia and got only five hits, all of which seemed to be wikipedia mirrors that didn't give credit.

If a US Marine captain is planning extranational exfiltration operations into Iran, that's unusual enough. More unusual still would be the only mention of it on the internet being here. Unregistered editor at IP address 64.12.116.202, who made the edit, has been blocked enough times for vandalism that I can't assume good faith. If you have verifiable information, please replace this and source -- and maybe write a full article about it; sounds exciting. Deltopia 19:19, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm not even going to get into how POV the 3rd paragraph is with suggestions about the Iranian government, and allegations about an autopsy which has yet to be cited. But there is no need whatsoever to add that Hamid Pourmand was a Christian convert. It adds the tone that Christian converts are jailed in Iran, which is false, as there are a large amount of Christians living freely in Iran. The Da Vinci code was banned in Iran due to Christian objection, and there are churches. The fact this guy was a Christian convert has no relevance regarding his detainment. Persianguyagain 21:48, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Read the facts on the Hamid Pourmand case. He was jailed because he broke the law by converting to Christianity. Here's the citation for you, by the way.

http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE13/060/2005/en/dom-MDE130602005en.html

http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=long&idelement=3827

76.26.244.109 (talk) 08:14, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

This is a self-contradictory post. "It adds the tone that Christian converts are jailed in Iran, which is false ... He was jailed because he broke the law by converting to Christianity." Ummm, so let's see. It is false that Christian converts are jailed in Iran but it is against the law to convert to Christianity.

QLineOrientalist (talk) 21:03, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

I suggest that some info from this article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070911/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_detained_american;_ylt=AsqXVkn8s_F0r28tFrMKKngLewgF be merged into the wiki page.128.131.54.146 13:30, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

The only source for Taraneh Mousavi being in Evin Prison is an unsourced blog entry by Shirin Sadeghi.

The original sources on this story make no mention of her having been imprisoned there, and she seems to have made this charge up out of thin air.

And this, in addition to grave doubts that this story has any basis in fact in the first place. —Preceding unsigned comment added by QLineOrientalist (talk • contribs) 21:06, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

I added a copy editing banner to this article. Hopefully this will help get it some help. SpiritedMichelle (talk) 17:39, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

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Since there is already a Wikipedia article about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, and her case is one of the more notable ones, she should be included in the list of those currently imprisoned at Evin.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazanin_Zaghari-Ratcliffe

67.83.99.134 (talk) 14:02, 16 March 2020 (UTC)corpho

States he was assassinated in 1981 yet served years later. 129.222.188.40 (talk) 22:09, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

I guess you mean Mohammad Kachouyi? 1981 is correct. But I have rephrased slightly to avoid confusion. Lova Falk (talk) 16:53, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Can we please get a better (non-neutral) source than Iran International? It's a foreign-based opposition media source which has failed fact checks in the past. 2A02:8084:4F43:8E00:C805:BDFA:2B22:3728 (talk) 15:25, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Please give us sources that are better than Iran International and tell us where they can replace the Iran International sources, and I'll be happy to exchange those sources for you! Lova Falk (talk) 16:57, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Hello fellow editors, ​I noticed the article currently does not discuss the etymology of the place name "Evin." Given that "Evin" is also a popular Kurdish given name meaning "Love," there is a risk of false association. The toponym is almost certainly unrelated to the Kurdish name and instead rooted in the local geography and linguistics of the Shemiran region.

​I would like to propose a likely etymology for discussion and see if anyone has access to reliable sources (like the Dehkhoda Dictionary or books on Iranian toponymy) to verify it for the main article: ​The "Water" Hypothesis (Av vs. Ab): ​Linguistic Root: The standard Persian word for water is Āb (آب). ​The Tati Connection: Historically, the indigenous people of the Shemiran district (where Evin is located) spoke dialects closely related to Tati or the Caspian languages. In these Northwestern Iranian dialects, the phoneme /b/ between vowels often shifts to /v/ or /w/. Thus, Āb becomes Av. ​Suffix: The suffix -in is common in Iranian place names to denote location or characteristic. ​Meaning: Therefore, "Evin" likely translates to "The Watery Place" or "Place of Water." ​Geographic Context: This aligns with the geography of the old village of Evin, which was situated at the foot of the Alborz mountains along the Darakeh River. Unlike the arid southern parts of Tehran, this area was historically famous for its abundant water sources, qanats, and lush gardens. ​Does anyone have access to etymological sources that explicitly confirm this Ab/Av derivation for the village of Evin? It would be a valuable addition to clarify the name's origin. ​Best regards,

~2025-39242-65 (talk) 05:17, 14 December 2025 (UTC)