Evin Prison yakavakwa muna 1972 pasi pehutongi hwaMohammad Reza Pahlavi.Iri mujinga memakomo eAlborz paimba yaimbova yaZiaeddin Tabatabaee, uyo akashanda kwenguva pfupi semutungamiri wehurumende muma1920.Zvikonzero zvejeri zvaisanganisira chivanze chekuuraya, imba yekutonga, uye mabhuroko akaparadzaniswa evatadzi vakajairika nevasungwa vechikadzi.Pakutanga yaishandiswa neShah's security and intelligence service, SAVAK. Yakakurumidza kutsiva Qasr Prison se "Bastille" yenyika.Yakatanga kugadzirirwa kugara muvasungwa 320<unk>20 mumasero ekuzviparadzanisa uye 300 mumasero maviri makuru emunharaunda uye yakawedzerwa kuti igare vasungwa vanopfuura 1,500<unk> kusanganisira 100 maseru ekuzviparadzanisa evasungwa vezvematongerwo enyika<unk>.Pasi peIslam Republican 1977 pasi pehutongi hwaServin, mutongi wejeri akawedzerwa kuva vasungwa zviuru gumi nezvishanu muTehran Prison.
makore okuma1920.