Pro-government protests in Tehran.
NewsNation, citing a message sent to an Iranian refugee from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported that the Iranian regime is sending messages to citizens it believes are associated with “hostile” foreign media, threatening them with the harshest punishment. Legal warning: what the message says“Legal Alert: In accordance with the Directive of the Supreme National Security Council and Article 4 of the Law on Strict Punishment for Crimes against the Zionist Regime, membership of virtual spaces, channels, and pages associated with hostile foreign media – especially so-called ‘international’ terrorist networks – and sending any photos, videos, materials, or location data are considered crimes. Under conditions of war, such actions may result in the most severe punishment.”“Given your membership in these pages, you are warned that if you do not leave these pages and channels, legal action will be taken against you in accordance with the stated laws. If you have any clarifications in this regard, please contact 113 or send a message through the Ministry of Intelligence’s platforms on Aita, Bell, or Rubika messaging applications.” The report said that Aita, Baleh and Rubika wear messaging applications like WhatsApp, Telegram. “They read SMS texts, WhatsApp messages, Instagram posts and stories,” the refugee said. He said he had previously been interrogated in Iran and that the threats had increased since the war started. He said, “I have been told that I may face severe punishment, may even be hanged.”Iran recently executed three people accused of killing police officers during anti-government protests in January. Iran’s national wrestling team member Saleh Mohammadi was also among these three people. And the execution took place on Thursday morning amid the ongoing war. According to rights groups, the three men had confessed under torture and were executed without a fair trial.His death came a day after Iran executed a dual Iranian-Swedish citizen. Kouroush Kiwani was hanged after being found guilty of spying for Israel.