Overview

• Iran’s judiciary announced on June 29 that 71 people were killed in the June 23 airstrike on Evin Prison, including inmates, staff and visiting family members.
• Among the victims was Ali Ghanaatkar, Tehran’s deputy prosecutor and the prison’s top prosecutor who had led high-profile dissident prosecutions.
• Human Rights Activists in Iran reported that at least 35 prison staff and two inmates were among those killed in the attack.
• The Center for Human Rights in Iran condemned the prison strike as a breach of the principle distinguishing civilian and military targets.
• A truce has held since June 24, but both Iran and Israel remain skeptical of each other’s commitment and wary of further escalation.