Hiwa – Database of Political Prisoners
Map of Prisons and Secret Detention Centres
Hiwa means “Hope” in Kurdish Sorani. Hiwa aims to serve as a comprehensive database on Kurdish political prisoners in Iran, illuminating their cases and striving to bring light to the darkened corners of prisons.
- Baneh Prison
- Borazjan Prison
- Bukan Prison
- Darreh Shahr Prison
- Dizel Abad Prison in Kermanshah
- Evin Prison
- Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
- Hamadan Central Prison
- Ilam Central Prison
- Iranshahr Prison
- Juvenile Detention Centre of Orumiyeh
- Juvenile Detention Centre of Sanandaj
- Kamyaran Prison
- Karaj Central Penitentiary
- Karaj Central Prison
- Kashmar Prison
- Kerman Central Prison
- Khoy Prison
- Mahabad Prison
- Marivan Prison
- Mashhad Central Prison
- Minab Prison
- Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Marivan
- Naqadeh Prison
- Orumiyeh Central Prison
- Oshnavieh Prison
- Qorveh Prison
- Salmas Prison
- Sanandaj Central Prison
- Saqqez Prison
- Tabriz Central Prison
- Tonekabon Prison
- Yazd Central Prison
- Zahedan Central Prison
- 81 Ramazan Detention Centre of IRGC's Intelligence Organisation in Orumiyeh
- IRGC Intelligence Organisation Detention Centre in Divandarreh
- Law Enforcement Intelligence Detention Centre in Sanandaj
- Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Baneh
- Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Ilam
- Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Kamyaran
- Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Kermanshah
- Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Mahabad
- Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Orumiyeh
- Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Paveh
- Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Qorveh
- Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Sanandaj
- Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Saqqez
- Ministry of Intelligence's New Detention Centre in Orumiyeh
- Nabi Akram Detention Centre of IRGC’s Intelligence Organisation
- Public Security Police Detention Centre in Orumiyeh (Doghuz Pelleh)
- Shahramfar Detention Centre of IRGC’s Intelligence Organisation in Sanandaj
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