Wrongful Detention in Evin: A Humanitarian Crisis Ignored The United States has long maintained that Iranian authorities are holding five American citizens captive, but what makes this story particularly egregious is the complete lack of attention to the humanitarian crisis unfolding within Iran's notorious Evin Prison.
The latest audio update from U. S. citizen Reza Valizadeh paints a grim picture of life inside Evin, where medical care has ceased to exist.
Conditions are dire: prisoners with tuberculosis and other diseases are left untreated or improperly diagnosed; medication is often stolen by prison staff before reaching its intended recipients; and the quality of food provided is so poor that most inmates refuse to eat it.