Informed sources about the situation of political prisoners in Tehran’s Greater Prison told Iran International that inmates in Ward 4, Section 6 of the prison are facing severe food shortages, unsanitary conditions, and restricted access to the bathroom. Many of the prisoners held in this section are among those detained in the protests in Dey.

A large number of detainees from the protests of 18 and 19 Dey 1404 and other political prisoners are being held in Ward 4, Section 6 of Tehran’s Greater Prison, which is known as Fashafuyeh. According to informed sources, many of the inmates in this ward are born in the 1380s.

According to these sources, Ward 4 has 16 rooms with a capacity of 15 prisoners in each room, but currently in many rooms more than 25 inmates are being held.

These sources said the current population of the ward is about 360 to 370 people, although in information provided by some other sources to Iran International, the number of prisoners in this section has been estimated at about 400.