In July, prison guards in Evin raided the cells of Christians being held there, damaging facilities and stealing personal belongings.
Early in the morning of July 18, 150 prison guards in Evin prison raided ward 350, pulled prisoners from their cells, physically inspected them and began searching.
During their searching operation, the guards broke and stole prisoners' belongings. Ward 350 holds mainly political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. The cells of Christian prisoners were raided as well. Christian prisoners held in that ward include Farshid Fathi, Mostafa Bordbar, Alireza Seyyedian and the American-Iranian pastor, Saeed Abedini.
