Sources familiar with the situation of the political prisoners of the Tehran Grand Prison told Iran International that the prisoners of the Chahar Division of the prison's sixth prison face severe food shortages, unsanitary conditions and limited access to toilets. Many of the prisoners in this section are detainees of the January protests.
A large number of those arrested during the protests on January 18 and 9, 1,404 and other political prisoners are being held in the detention center of the 6th Division of Greater Tehran Prison, known as Fashafuye. According to knowledgeable sources, many of the inmates of this prison were born in the 1380s.
According to these sources, Andrezaga Chahar has 16 rooms with a capacity of 15 people in each room, but now more than 25 prisoners are kept in many rooms.
These sources stated that the current population of Andrazaga is about 360 to 370 people, although in the information provided by several other sources to Iran International, the number of prisoners in this department is estimated at about 400 people.
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