Details of Masih Alinejad's Meeting with Some Members of the British Parliament

Masih Alinejad, a journalist and civil activist who is a prominent opponent of the Islamic Republic, met with some members of the British Parliament and urged them to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. Alinejad told Voice of America: "It is a question for me and many Iranians how the U.S. recognizes the IRGC as a terrorist group, but its allies like France, England, and Germany have not yet done so." Referring to the issue of threats, persecution, and abduction of journalists by the Islamic Republic on the soil of Western countries, she reminded the parliament members: "If you do not stand against the IRGC, they will carry out more assassinations in the UK." Alinejad stated that one of the representatives, Alicia Kearns, promised that she would "not back down" and would stand firm until this demand is realized. Regarding criticisms raised about the Islamic Center, she told the parliament members: "The Islamic Center is actually a propaganda center for a terrorist country, and in fact, you are funding Khamenei's representatives." She mentioned that Kearns responded that they consider the Islamic Republic a terrorist state and are working on a law to legally pursue the relatives and affiliates of the Islamic Republic in the UK. Alinejad also reported that she requested parliament members to initiate a serious investigation by foreign countries regarding the chemical attacks on schoolgirls in Iran: "It is the greatest folly for some Western leaders to ask the Islamic Republic to investigate its own crimes." Referring to the execution of 40 people in the past ten days, she emphasized the importance of meeting and talking with representatives of all parties and factions: "We must tell them that if blood is not currently flowing in the streets, it does not mean that the repression has ended." She pointed out that two journalists are imprisoned merely for reporting on the murder of Mahsa Amini, stating that the burden and responsibility of journalism now rests on citizen-journalists, thus "the world media has no right to completely erase the massacres, executions, and chemical attacks from their newspapers." In conclusion, referring to the resilience of the families of the victims and Iranian women inside Iran, she addressed Iranians living abroad: "You do not necessarily have to be a journalist, you do not have to be a political activist or have a big platform; anyone who has a voice should use their social network to extend the voice of the Iranian people in the global community." After her meeting with British parliament members, Masih Alinejad emphasized: 'Let us be the voice of the Iranian people in the world.' The Guardian reported that Masih Alinejad is under 24-hour police protection in the UK.