Gran, 70, had ‘kneecaps broken’ by brutal Iranian prison guards in notorious hellhole jail

A GRAN is said to have had her kneecaps broken by brutal prison guards while she was held in Iran’s notorious Evin jail. Human rights activist Mahvash Sabet Shahriari, 70, had reportedly her knees broken by an interrogator during questioning. NewsflashMahvash Sabet Shahriari has been held in Evin prison[/caption] NewsflashThe 70-year-old had reportedly her knees broken during interrogation[/caption] NewsflashMahvash is currently serving a ten-year sentence[/caption] The woman, who is serving a ten-year sentence for her anti-government views, was arrested last summer as part of the Iranian regime’s repression of the Baha’i community, according to independent local media. She has been held in Tehran’s despicable Evin Prison ever since. The hellhole jail, often dubbed the “world’s worst prison” has a reputation for its inhumane living conditions, where inmates are subjected to daily whippings, beatings and torture. Former inmates have previously spoken about the barbaric horrors they witnessed while in Evin– including electrocution, rape, torture and executions. Mahvash’s worried son Frud, told  RFERL’s Radio Farda in January, that he had no information about his mother’s condition since the trial. He said: “The family is very worried about her health. “We don’t know where she is, and we don’t know if she’s alive.” The 70-year-old previously served ten years behind bars on charges of acting against Iran’s national security, collaboration with foreign countries, and “corruption on Earth,” among other charges. The Islamic Republic of Iran does not recognise the Baha’i faith. Judicial authorities have repeatedly called them “spies and enemies” and issued death sentences, arrests and prison terms while they are often deprived of education and banned from working. Human rights activists and international organisations have repeatedly called out the Iranian authorities for the “systematic violation of human rights” against members of the Baha’i faith, with widespread arrests and heavy sentences inflicted on them. NewsflashThe woman is a prominent Baha’i leader[/caption] NewsflashThe gran pictured with her husband[/caption]