 Eventually, he was taken from solitary confinement and sent to a communal cell in the main part of Evin Prison. You may have heard of this place before. Built by the Shah on the edge of Tehran, it had wings for criminals and political prisoners and also included a yard for executions. During the revolution, it was stormed and prisoners were freed by the rebels. But before long, under the Islamic Republic, a new generation of political prisoners were being locked up.