Gohardasht Prison

[1] Rajai Shahr is regarded as one of Iran's harshest prisons because of its many reported cases of torture, rape and murder.

[4] In the immediate aftermath of the Islamic Revolution, there were many systematic executions and interrogation of former members of the overthrown monarchy, military.

During the 1980s, members of the liberal Marxist and socialist groups (mostly university students) and supporters of The People's Mujahedin of Iran who opposed the theocratic regime were imprisoned and many of them were executed.

[11] In October 2016, political prisoners protest against violations of their basic rights, causing various harms and health challenges and leading to their slow death.

[13] On 7 October 2017, Gholam Reza Ziaei replaced Mr. Mardani as director of Gohardasht Prison.