The blaze at the infamous jail in Tehran came amid ongoing unrest across Iran, sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.
Four of those injured in Saturday's fire were in critical condition and those killed died of smoke inhalation, state media cited the country's judiciary as saying.while in the custody of Iran's morality police a month ago.'Women, life, freedom': One month since Mahsa Amini's death, is Iran in the midst of a revolution?
Before the authorities published the number of deaths from the fire, families of some political detainees took to social media to call on officials to ensure the safety of prisoners at Evin, which in 2018 was blacklisted by the US government for "serious human rights abuses". Atena Daemi, a human rights activist, said relatives of prisoners held in the women's section had gathered at the prison for routine visiting hours, but the authorities had denied them access, resulting in a stand-off.
"When the families said they would not leave until they call, give them mobile phones to call, security guards confronted the families," she tweeted.
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