Iran operating secret ‘black box’ sites holding thousands in detention: reports

Tens of thousands of Iranians are being held in "black box" detention sites with no judicial oversight, official records, and no way for families to confirm whether their loved ones are alive, according to reports.

The facilities — which the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) says are modeled on prison camps from the 1980s — have sparked alarm among human rights advocates amid unrest across the country.

"These sites were initially used in the 1980s in Iran and were residential...