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BOOK OF THE DAY:My Prison, My Home,Haleh Esfandiari, Harper Press, £16.99, 230pp

EVIN PRISON is Iran’s most notorious jail and is best known for its political prisoners. Students, journalists and academics have all been incarcerated there, while abuse, rape, executions and forced confessions have been linked to this powerful institution in northwest Tehran.