According to “Tabnak,” the SMS warns recipients that they have been identified as participants in past protests, and that they should stop attending demonstrations.
The reports come ahead of Student Day on December 7, which the opposition has vowed to “turn green” in support of the Green movement backing opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi.
One blogger posted a picture of the cautionary SMS, which states: “Respected citizen, based on our information, you have been influenced by the antisecurity propaganda of the foreign media. If you get involved in any illegal protest and get in touch with the foreign media...”
The image is cut off after that, but according to other sources, the message threatens that the person “will be considered a criminal according to several articles of the Islamic law and dealt with accordingly.”
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Reports emerged about a similar warning sent by text message before the November 4 anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover. On that occasion, thousands of members of the opposition movement protested against President Mahmud Ahmadinejad.
-- Golnaz Esfandiari
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