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Ayda Rostami

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Iranian women's rights and political activist | Discover the brave and untold stories of #Iranian women on our website: wncri.org #Iran #FreeIran #IranProtests #WomanResistanceFreedom #No2ShahNo2Mullahs

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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 37m
Following Masoumeh Hafezi's killing, regime exerted heavy pressure on her family to portray her as a regime-affiliated “martyr,” but they refused. She was buried under heavy security measures&even prevented mosque from being opened for a memorial ceremony #IranProtests wncri.org/2026/10/05/m...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 7h
For unemployed women heading households or relying on informal work, survival is a daily struggle. Rising costs of food, rent, medicine, transport & children’s education make meeting basic family needs increasingly difficult. #EndPoverty #EndInequality wncri.org/2026/10/15/p...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 7h
#InternationalDayForTheEradicationOfPoverty expose Iran’s grim reality after 48 years of dictatorship: people denied basic necessities and self-governance while their national wealth is squandered to keep the regime in power. #EndPoverty #EndInequality wncri.org/2026/10/15/p...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 7h
#InternationalDayForTheEradicationOfPoverty expose Iran’s grim reality after 48 years of dictatorship: people denied basic necessities and self-governance while their national wealth is squandered to keep the regime in power. #EndPoverty #EndInequality wncri.org/2026/10/15/p...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
This is political prisoner, Ali-Sina Mostafavi, a 38-year-old mountain climber, athlete and musician who was executed by mullah's inhuman regime today morning🖤🕊️ He has conquered mount Everest🌹 #Iran #StopExecutionsInIran #NoToDeathPenalty
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Sign the Petition: Demand Urgent International Action to Protect Women Prisoners in #Iran Governments,UN & International Organizations must establish an international mechanism to prosecute those responsible for crimes against humanity #FreePoliticalPrisonersIran
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Elisabetta Zamparutti, Treasurer of Hands-Off Cain in #Italy, joins a hunger strike in solidarity with the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign in #Iran "Also, this Tuesday, I do the hunger strike in support of the one made by political prisoners sentenced to death in Iran" #StopExecutionsInIran
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Hadis Najafi has 3 sisters &1 brother. After her death, Hadis’s mother said: “My daughter came home from work hungry on night of September 21, but before eating her dinner, she went to participate in #IranProtests. She left the world hungry.”💔 #Iran wncri.org/2024/09/21/h...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
#Iran:Parisa Kamali, a political prisoner held in Bandar Abbas Prison, described executions as a tool for spreading fear & intimidation throughout society. She warned that silence in face of this trend could contribute to expansion of cycle of repression! #NoToDeathPenalty wncri.org/2026/10/10/a...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Behind every statistic lies a stolen childhood and shattered future. Girls’ suffering in #Iran will not end with empty promises or superficial reforms, but only through the overthrow of the corrupt, misogynistic regime. #InternationalDayOfTheGirlChild #EmpowerGirls #GirlsEducatio #DayOfTheGirl
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Girl child laborers face unique, severe risks. Beyond educational deprivation and financial hardship, they are acutely vulnerable to physical and sexual abuse. To reduce these dangers, some young girls even cut their hair short &dress in boys’ clothing #DayOfTheGirl wncri.org/2026/10/10/g...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Early marriage deprives a girl child of her education &natural childhood,subjecting her to premature adult responsibilities. Adolescent pregnancy, severe physical &psychological trauma, an increased risk of domestic violence. #Iran #InternationalDayOfTheGirlChild wncri.org/2026/10/10/g...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
When Poverty Robs Girl Children of Education! Economic hardship forces many out of school into child labor or early marriage, stealing their childhood and future #Iran #EmpowerGirls #GirlsEducatio #DayOfTheGirl #GirlsEducation #InternationalDayOfTheGirlChild wncri.org/2026/10/10/g...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
On the #WorldDayAgainstDeathPenalty, NCRI supporters held a vigil at the Lincoln Memorial in DC, calling for the immediate #StopExecutionsInIran and accountability for #Iran's ruling regime officials. They said only an end to the repressive regime will bring democratic change.
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Number of women executed in #Iranian prisons since the beginning of 2026 has reached at least 29. #Iran #NoToDeathPenalty #StopExecutionsInIran #WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty wncri.org/2026/10/09/a...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Rezvan Asgharzadeh, a 45-year-old mother of six, was executed at Dastgerd Prison in #Isfahan on Monday, September 14, 2026. #Iran #NoToDeathPenalty #StopExecutionsInIran #WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty wncri.org/2026/09/17/m...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
On Sep. 28, 2026, Mahrokh Mirzaei,30, executed in #Isfahan She had been sentenced to death 4 years ago on charges of murdering her husband. Many of women are victims of domestic violence&have acted in self-defense #Iran #WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty #NoToDeathPenalty wncri.org/2026/10/01/i...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
August 19, 2026, the death sentence of a 20-year-old woman named Donya Mohammadi, from Eyvan-e Gharb County, was carried out in #Ilam Central Prison. #Iran #NoToDeathPenalty #StopExecutionsInIran #WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty wncri.org/2026/08/20/i...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Azam Gerami, 58, and mother of 3 children was executed at dawn on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at the Central Prison of #Yasuj at least 346 women have been executed in #an since 2007. #NoToDeathPenalty #StopExecutionsInIran #WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty wncri.org/2026/07/19/a...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
From Child Marriage to the Gallows! A review of cases of women executed in 2026 shows that many of them had already been trapped in cycles of discrimination, violence, and injustice long before they reached the gallows #Iran #WorldDayAgainstDeathPenalty #NoToDeathPenalty wncri.org/2026/10/08/e...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Since Masoud Pezeshkian took office, clerical regime has executed over 4,100 prisoners, including 116 women. From January through October 2026 alone, at least 1,150 prisoners were sent to gallows in prisons across #Iran #WorldDayAgainstDeathPenalty #NoToDeathPenalty wncri.org/2026/10/08/e...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Executions as a Tool of Repression! When #Iran regime faced a deeply restless society, particularly after January 2026 #IranProtests, along with mounting political & security crises,execution remained one of regime’s most important tools of repression #StopExecutionsInIran wncri.org/2026/10/08/e...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In memory of brave men, women, boys, and girls who were killed by inhuman #Iran regime on January 8 and 9, 2026 #IranProtests & whose bodies were returned to their families in black bags💔🥀 We will remember their names & their courage💫 Their memory will never be forgotten🕊️🖤 #IranMassacre
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#Iran: Prison and Flogging Sentence for a woman in #Ardabil Sahar Mamizadeh has been sentenced by Ardabil Revolutionary Court to a total of 25 months & 15 days of discretionary imprisonment as well as 50 lashes Charges against her: Insulting officials of regime!! wncri.org/2026/10/05/w...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Bayan Salehian, a physician based in #Urmia, has remained in detention since September 27, 2026, and she continus to face judicial uncertainty. #Iran #FreePoliticalPrisonersIran wncri.org/2026/10/05/w...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Mona Mahmoudian, the wife of Ebrahim Mostafapour, who was killed during January 2026 #IranProtests, was arrested in #Babol and transferred to an undisclosed location. Now, her only son has been left without a parent. 💔 #Iran #FreePoliticalPrisonersIran wncri.org/2026/10/05/w...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#Iran: Ayda Qaderi, a 20-year-old swimming instructor and athlete from Saqqez, was arrested by Intelligence Ministry agents and taken to an undisclosed location. According to reports, she was arrested at home without the presentation of a judicial warrant. wncri.org/2026/10/05/w...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Iranian teachers and union activists face summonses, arrests, convictions, and job restrictions. Among them is Khuzestan teacher and union activist Kowkab Badaghi Pegah, whose one-year prison sentence was upheld. #Iran #WorldTeachersDay2026 #TeachersDay wncri.org/2026/10/04/w...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Part-Time Teachers: The Most Vulnerable Segment of the Education Workforce Part-time teachers and other groups do not enjoy the job security and benefits available to permanent employees. #Iran #WorldTeachersDay #WorldTeachersDay2026 #TeachersDay wncri.org/2026/10/04/w...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
When Teaching Is Not Enough to Make a Living! One indication of the economic pressure facing teachers is the need for most of them to take on a second or even a third job. #Iran #WorldTeachersDay #WorldTeachersDay2026 #HappyTeachersDay #TeachersDay wncri.org/2026/10/04/w...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Women Teachers: One Formal Job & One Invisible Shift First shift: Educational work for a salary Second shift: Unpaid domestic and caregiving work Third shift: A second job, when income is insufficient to cover living expenses #Iran #WorldTeachersDay2026 wncri.org/2026/10/04/w...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Mullahs’ Execution Machine Has No Stop!!! Alireza Sepahi, 24 & Alireza Reisi, 21, arrested during Jan. 2026 #IranProtests were executed in #Isfahan this morning🌹🌹 The 2 were among 12 young men sentenced to death in the so-called “Ali-Khani Square” case. #Iran #StopExecutionsInIran
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Heartbreaking💔 A father in #Iran tells his wounded son that his brother is dead🖤 Mohsen Abbasi, 21, was shot &killed in #Najafabad on Jan. 8,2026 in #IranProtests His brother was also shot beside him but had not been told that Mohsen was gone Mohsen died the moment he fell🌹 #IranMassacre
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#Iran: Siavash Jamshidi Kheirabadi, arrested during January 2026 #IranProtests, was executed this morning in #Shahrekord🌹 International community must take concrete action to stop #Iran’s execution machine! Condemnations alone are not enough! #StopExecutionsInIran #NoToDeathPenalty
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
To the leaders at @UN: Hear the voices of #Iranian people.Hold those responsible for repression accountable, defend political prisoners, and recognize the Iranian people’s right to determine their own future! #Iran #StopExecutionsInIran #NoToDeathPenalty wncri.org/2026/10/02/p...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sign the Petition: Demand Urgent International Action to Protect Women political Prisoners in #Iran Zahra Tabari, a 68 yo political prisoner&Arghavan Fallahi, 25, have been sentenced to death on charges of membership in #PMOI #Iran #StopExecutionsInIran wncri.org/2026/09/20/s...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
On Sept. 28, 2026, Mahrokh Mirzaei,30 yo woman, was executed in #Isfahan Prison She had been arrested 4 years ago on charges of murdering her husband Many of women executed by #Iranian regime are ictims of domestic violence & have acted in self-defense wncri.org/2026/10/01/i...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
For families living on a worker’s wage or female-headed households with 2 or 3children, covering these educational expenses creates double the pressure Balancing school costs alongside housing rent, healthcare&..., imposes an unbearable financial strain #Iran wncri.org/2026/09/30/s...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Khodanur Lojei,27, who was shot & killed on Sept. 30,2022 in Zahedan’s #BloodyFriday, had previously been arrested as well A picture of him with his hands tied to a flagpole with a bottle of water put in front of him (but out of his reach) has become one of symbols of courage🌹
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Zar Bibi Esmail Zehi, 60, was shot in the back by regime forces on 30 Sept.2022 in “#BloodyFriday” in #Zahedan while standing in her own yard. Paralyzed from the waist down, she endured 143 days of suffering before passing away on Feb 20, 2023🌹 #Iran #IranProtests wncri.org/2024/09/30/z...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Khodanur Lojei,27, was a young #Baloch man who loved dance, joy, and life On Sept. 30,2022, during Zahedan’s #BloodyFriday, he was shot & wounded by #Iran regime forces. Just 2 days later, on his birthday, he lost his life🖤 His memory lives on as a symbol of courage & resistance🌹 #IranProtests
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hasti Narouii (born. Oct 8, 2015) was only 7 years old, a girl full of life and dreams🖤🖤 On Sept 30, 2022, known as “#BloodyFriday” in #Zahedan, she was killed brutally by #Iran regime’s forces🌹💔 Just a week later she should have started 1st grade🕯️ #IranProtests wncri.org/2024/09/30/h...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On Sept 30, 2022 known as “#BloodyFriday” in #Zahedan,Iranian regime IRGC forces opened fire on worshipers leaving Makki Mosque after prayers At least 100 people, including 16 children, were killed in one of #Iran’s deadliest crackdowns🖤💔🌹 #Zahedan wncri.org/2024/09/30/z...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Iran: Mullah's inhuman regime executed Majid Nikandish and Ali Hemmati, two detainees of January 2026 #IranProtests in #Mashhad this morning🌹🌹 At the same time, at least 100 protesters remain at risk of carrying out death sentences! #StopExecutionsInIran #NoToDeathPenalty
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For #Iran’s firefighters’ day,Hamid Mahdavi’s sister shared this video in memory of her brother🌹 Hamid, 38,was a brave firefighter who carried injured protesters&pulled them away from bullets during Jan. 2026 #IranProtests Eventually,a bullet struck his throat&took his life🖤
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On Sept. 23, 2022, security forces called Sarina’s family, ordering them to quickly go to cemetery to receive & wash her body. When family arrived, officers barred them from contacting friends or relatives, forcing them to hold funeral alone💫 #Iran wncri.org/2024/09/21/s...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A defining chant of #NewYork rally was:“No to the oppressor, whether the Shah or (mullahs’) Leader.” It captured demonstrators’ firm rejection of both monarchical & clerical dictatorships & their call for a democratic republic in #Iran #No2ShahNo2Mullahs wncri.org/2026/09/28/a...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#Iranian students have played a leading role in all protest uprisings In Jan. 2026 #IranProtests, Masoud Habibi, regime’s Deputy Minister of Health for Cultural &Student Affairs, announced that around 100 students had lost their lives in protests wncri.org/2026/09/28/n...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#Iran: 100 Disciplinary Cases on the Eve of the New Academic Year Before the start of the new academic year, reports emerged of dozens of disciplinary cases being opened &rulings being issued to suspend students,bar them from continuing their studies&expel them. wncri.org/2026/09/28/n...
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Ayda Rostami @ayda82.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Monitoring clothing and movement, student summons, and disciplinary cases are among pressures reported at Iranian universities. For female students, restrictions can extend beyond classrooms to dormitories and public spaces on campus. #Iran wncri.org/2026/09/28/n...
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