Nasrin Roshan, a 62‑year‑old British‑Iranian who endured imprisonment and torture by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), says she will not feel safe in the United Kingdom until the government moves to proscribe the IRGC as a terrorist organisation. Roshan, who now lives in London, is a vocal participant in the newly launched Ban IRGC campaign that is pressing Westminster to follow the United States and European allies.

Roshan’s personal testimony fuels Ban IRGC campaign

According to the Daily Mail, Roshan recounted being seized by IRGC officers as a teenager in 1981, subjected to beatings, electric shocks and forced confessions in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, and again in 2023 at age 59. She described a “scar on my soul” and said she was physically attacked in London while attending vigils for other regime victims. "I’m not feeling safe in this country, I don’t feel safe to express my opinions," she told the outlet, linking her trauma to the perceived inaction of the UK government.

National Security (State Threats) Bill brings IRGC proscription closer

The UK Parliament introduced the National Security (State Threats) Bill on Tuesday, a measure that could grant the Home Secretary counter‑terrorism powers to ban state‑linked groups such as the IRGC within weeks. As reported by the source, the bill is a direct response to a spate of arson attacks and stabbings targeting Jewish and Iranian communities in London,which police suspect may involve Iranian proxies.

IRGC’s global reach: from Tehran to London streets

The IRGC, founded after the 1979 revolution to protect the Islamic Republic, has been implicated in kidnappings, assassinations and funding of proxy forces like Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis. The group was also behind the deadly crackdown on anti‑government protesters earlier this year, which the source says resuletd in at least 30,000 deaths. Its alleged activities in the UK have heightened fears that the regime can export terror beyond Iran’s borders.

What remains unclear about a UK ban

Two specific questions linger: first, whether the Home Secretary will actually invoke the new powers to list the IRGC as a terrorist entity, and second, how British law‑enforcement will address alleged Iranian proxy attacks on the ground. The source notes that while the bill moves the process forward, no definitive timeline or enforcement strategy has been disclosed.

Historical pattern of IRGC intimidation of diaspora

Roshan’s experience mirrors a broader pattern of the IRGC targeting dissidents abroad. Past reports have documented threats aganist Iranian exiles in Europe and North America, often tied to the regime’s desire to silence critics overseas. This historical context underscores why Roshan and other activists view a formal ban as a crucial safeguard for the safety of the Iranian diaspora in the UK.