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100 Transgender Inmates Presumed Dead After Israeli Strike on Evin Prison

The UN and human rights activists are calling for accountability over the fate of the transgender ward’s inmates.

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Overview

  • The June 23 missile strike on Evin Prison damaged four wings, including the transgender ward, and struck a day before the June 24 ceasefire took effect.
  • Iranian authorities have declared about 100 transgender inmates missing and presumed dead and say families remain without information on their fate.
  • The attack killed 79 people and wounded dozens more, among them prison staff, visitors and a 5-year-old child.
  • UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said targeting a prison constitutes a grave breach of international humanitarian law.
  • Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi and human rights groups have condemned the strike as a war crime and are demanding transparency and justice.