Briley Habib
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Colours in for a living; hardly ever stays in the lines. Bristol born. International IB geography teacher. Examiner. Opportunities come to pass not to pause.
AMPLIFY THIS MESSAGE, PLEASE! I spoke with my relative again this morning, and they shared me with extremely concerning text message threats they have been receiving from the Islamic Republic. They are being threatened with the “highest level of punishment” simply for following Shahzadeh Reza Pahlavi (@PahlaviReza) and Iran International (@IranIntl) on Instagram, and for subscribing to Iran International on Telegram. They asked me to amplify their voice which the Islamic Republic is trying so desperately to silence in order to expose how brutal they truly are to Iranian citizens even digitally. I did my best to translate the screenshots of the texts they received here. I will break down the translations in English below: Image 1: “Based on the Iranian national security, section 4, the resistance and punishment against the cooperation with the Zionist regime, membership in any social media connected to the Iran International and sending photos, films, documents or sensitive locations inside the country is considered a crime punishable of the highest degree. We are warning you based on such membership, that you need to unsubscribe your affiliation or else you will be prosecuted according to the previously described law. If you have any concern regarding this matter, please contact us via our phone number or email.” Image 2, Paragraph 1: “Now that our vicious enemy is hopelessly unable to achieve their goals on the battle field, they are pursuing creation of fear and uproar on our streets. Of course, a stronger crack down than 8th and 9th of January is awaiting this new Daaesh group. Your continued presence on the scene and cooperation with social media channels 110, 113, and 114 from your side, and our relentless day and night fight with these traitors from our side. # TheLastBattle - Sepah Information Agency." Image 2, Paragraph 2: “Warning, your membership on Telegram and Instagram will be continuously monitored, and in case of continued activity, you will be prosecuted according to the Law of Islamic Prosecution 500. - Sepah Information Agency.” Image 2 paragraph 1 seems to be a call to action for Iranians citizens to report dissident behavior to the regime, and may have been mass sent to a lot of people. However, that was immediately followed up by another text message sent to my relative (image 2 paragraph 2), which is a direct threat to them based on their social media activity. Image 1 paragraph 1 is an outright direct threat against my relative’s safety. PLEASE AMPLIFY THIS MESSAGE AND REVEAL TO THE WORLD THE BRUTALITY OF THIS HORRIFIC REGIME AGAINST THE IRANIAN PEOPLE! When I updated my relative on this today, it truly made their day to see that their voice was amplified so much and that even @gghamari , who we are both big fans of, reposted it! We genuinely thank you all from the bottom of our hearts. Please stand in solidarity with us and the Iranian people again now. I truly appreciate your support. #FreeIran #IranRevolution2026 #RezaPahlaviForIran #DigitalBlackOutIran
What sparked the millions-strong uprising? Shop owners in Rasht’s historic market went on strike for a few days. Almost the whole city shut down, only a few pharmacies and grocers open. The regime warned: break the strike or we burn the market. Strikes continued. Then Islamic regime security forces surrounded the bazaar, set it ablaze with people trapped inside the flames. They shot anyone trying to escape. Hundreds of shops were burned and several dozen died. Reports say the smell of charred bodies lingered for hours. If you stayed quiet when this happened, don’t speak on behalf Iranians. We welcome the attacks on the regime.
@javedhassan This is the real Iran, not the filtered by the Islamic Republic.
