Continued Sit-in of Vahid Beheshti After One Hundred Days; British Police Request Transfer of This Civil Activist to a Safe Location

Vahid Beheshti, a journalist and civil activist, on the hundredth day of his sit-in in front of the UK Foreign Office, told a reporter from the Persian section of Voice of America that British police have requested his transfer to a safe location to ensure his personal safety. This human rights activist emphasized on Friday, June 2, that after being discharged from the hospital, he refrained from returning home on the advice of the British anti-terror police and has been moved to a safe location. Following reports of a fatwa calling for Vahid Beheshti's murder issued by a cleric close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), British police have intensified security measures to protect this citizen's life. In an interview with the Persian section of Voice of America, this human rights activist insisted that he will continue his sit-in until his demands from the British government are met. Vahid Beheshti has been protesting in front of the UK Foreign Office for the past 100 days, requesting the inclusion of the IRGC on the list of terrorist organizations in the UK, and has spent 72 days of this period on a hunger strike. On the occasion of the hundredth day of his sit-in, he tweeted that being on the streets is 'the only remaining way' for the demands of the Iranian people to be realized. This civil activist previously stated that recognizing the IRGC as a terrorist organization is a widespread demand from various segments of Iranians and that the UK taking the lead in this matter would pave the way for other Western countries to join this campaign. Vahid Beheshti stated on the hundredth day of his sit-in in front of the UK Foreign Office: 'We must keep the streets.' A gathering of Iranians took place in front of the UK Foreign Office, where Vahid Beheshti called for the cries of the Iranian children to be heard worldwide. He emphasized that the street is the only way to achieve victory over the Islamic Republic both inside and outside Iran. The condition of Vahid Beheshti worsened, leading to his transfer to the hospital on the seventy-second day of his hunger strike. The Swedish Parliament unanimously voted to recognize the IRGC as a terrorist organization. The temporary end of his 72-day resistance was due to the strong recommendation of doctors; Vahid Beheshti was forced to end his hunger strike. Vahid Beheshti delivered a letter regarding the IRGC 'to the hands of the king' of Britain during a gathering.