Dizelabad Prison in Kermanshah Witnesses Bloody Crackdown Following Riot After Israeli Strike
17-June-2025
Category: Prisoners
#16 June 2025
News Category: Prisoners
Breathing in Confinement – On Monday, 16 June 2025, a violent riot broke out in Dizelabad Prison in Kermanshah following an Israeli airstrike on a missile production facility affiliated with the Ministry of Defence near the prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the explosion caused by the strike shattered the prison’s windows and created panic among inmates. In response, prisoners began protesting and rioting, which was met with a violent intervention by the prison’s special guard unit. Security forces used tear gas and pellet bullets to suppress the unrest.
According to human rights sources, several prisoners lost their lives during the crackdown, and an unknown number were injured. The bodies of the victims have reportedly been removed from the prison, and the wounded have been transferred to undisclosed locations.
The report also notes that, in an attempt to prevent possible escapes, some of the prison’s doors were welded shut — a move that has raised serious concerns about safety and emergency evacuation in critical situations.
Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, expresses grave concern about the serious threat to the lives and health of prisoners in Dizelabad Prison and calls for the immediate intervention of independent international bodies to investigate the situation and prevent a humanitarian disaster.