Iran Authorities Threaten Radio Farda Listeners Via SMS

“Dear citizen, based on information we received you have fallen under the influence of the anti-security propaganda of media connected with foreign powers.”

“If you establish contact with media based outside the country, you will be guilty of violating the following articles of Islamic law (…) and we will deal with you according to the law.”

Listening to Radio Farda in Iran is no idle pastime.

The audience for Farda, RFE/RL’s Persian-language service, has to contend with a host of threats from the regime in Tehran, which looks to punish its own citizens for listening to free media. The government’s extreme censorship is nothing new in the annals of authoritarianism. But Tehran is upping the ante by making its warnings high-tech and personal...

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