Rights groups criticized the attack, calling it a violation of international principles. The prison was hit just before a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.

Dozens of staff members, two inmates and a bystander were among the casualties of Israel’s attack on Tehran’s Evin prison last week

Iran’s judiciary says at least 71 people were killed in Israel’s attack Monday on Tehran’s Evin prison, a notorious facility where many political activists have been held. Judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir posted on the office’s official Mizan news agency website Sunday that those killed included staff,