TEHRAN — The Tehran Province Prisons Department issued a rebuttal on Monday against a wave of “fictional storytelling” and coordinated disinformation campaigns orchestrated by foreign-based Persian-language media.
In a statement, the department dismissed recent reports by the London-based “Independent Persian” regarding the alleged deprivation of medical care for detainees as “devoid of legal merit or factual truth.”
The official response clarifies that the admission of individuals with acute illnesses, severe injuries, or unstable physical conditions is a direct violation of the Prisons Organization’s executive bylaws.
Under Article 55, any individual suffering from trauma or critical health issues must be stabilized at a medical center by law enforcement before they can be accepted into a facility.
The false claim of transferring injured rioters to the Fashafuyeh Prison instead of medical centers is fundamentally impossible under our strict regulatory framework,” the statement read.
Beyond admission protocols, Iranian law mandates that every inmate, without exception, undergoes a comprehensive medical examination upon entry, pursuant to Article 138.
The Tehran Grand Prison currently maintains a dedicated staff of over 90 medical professionals, including doctors and nurses, who provide free, round-the-clock care.
Furthermore, Article 137 ensures that inmates are transferred to external hospitals whenever specialized treatment is deemed necessary.
The dissemination of these “imaginary scenarios” follows a pattern of what Tehran sees as heightened media hostility from foreign-backed outlets.
“Independent Persian,” which operates under a license from the Saudi Research and Media Group, has been criticized for its alignment with agendas aimed at destabilizing Iran.
Iran’s security bodies contend that media outlets such as “Independent Persian” and “Iran International” have been orchestrating propaganda to destabilize the country.
The broader effort has featured exaggerated casualty counts, fictitious execution lists with nonexistent names, and bogus claims of mass hangings, according to Iranian security bodies.
Recently, Time magazine cited anonymous sources claiming up to 30,000 deaths in January 8 and 9 in Iran, a figure Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei dismissed as a “Hitler-style BIG LIE,” asserting that adversaries have planned mass killings but failed, now they have resorted to faking numbers in the media.
Last week, Iran released an official account of the recent unrest that has scarred the country, announcing that a total of 3,117 individuals lost their lives, with 2,427 recognized as martyrs.
Security forces have announced they have dismantled multiple armed cells and networks linked to “Iran International,” arresting dozens of affiliates on charges of terrorism and riot incitement.
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