Prisoners torch Iran's hell-hole Evin jail: Inmates at notorious Tehran prison where hundreds of regime opponents are held and where Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was locked up for years set fire to warehouse after weeks of protests against country's rulers
- Evin jail is on fire with alarms and gunshots being heard, according to reports
- The prison is used to hold political detainees, including foreign nationals
- The reports follow weeks of unrest in Iran after a woman died in police custody
- Mahsa Amini was arrested by Iran's 'morality' police for dress code violations
- Protesters are said to have gathered around the prison in the latest unrest in Iran
- Unconfirmed reports say police have opened fire on protesters in Tehran
A huge fire erupted at an infamous Iranian jail which houses political prisoners in the nation's capital tonight, as unrest in the country continues following the death of 22-year-old woman who was detained by police.
Unrest erupted at the notorious Evin prison in northern Tehran on Saturday night, the Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights reported, amid protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, who died after being arrested for wearing a hijab that was 'too loose'.
Gunshots, explosions and chants of 'death to the dictator' were all heard in the capital, and witnesses told MailOnline they heard automatic guns being fired, thought to be by police.
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