As Israeli and US bombs continue to pummel Iran, the friends and families of political prisoners in the Islamic Republic have grown increasingly fearful for their safety.
There have been reports of bombs falling around the many facilities housing political prisoners, including the notorious Evin prison in Tehran, which are often close to military installations and Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) bases.
On top of the damage caused by the air strikes and the consequent depletion of food, water and healthcare for prisoners, some are also concerned about what the authorities might do to their jailed relatives under the fog of war.
The family of Jaber and Mokhtar Alboshoka last heard from the two brothers, who have been in jail since 2011, around three days before Israel and the US launched their attack on Iran.
The two belong to Iran’s Ahwazi Arab minority and were campaigners for cultural and linguistic rights in the majority-Persian country.
