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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
My mandate has issued a call for inputs for my upcoming report to the 64th session of the Human Rights Council. In addition to a general update on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the report will focus on transnational repression, the impact of human rights violations on families, women’s rights, and gender-based discrimination. Deadline: 15 November 2026 Email: [email protected] ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input…
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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
We sincerely thank Pastor Brian of Richmond, BC, for his solidarity and support for #NoExecutionTuesdays and #NoExecutionsInIran. Together, we stand for human rights, justice, and an end to executions in Iran.
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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
Thank you Pastor. Your words are inspirng. #StopExecutionsinIran
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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
Der britische Abgeordnete Jim Shannon unterstützt die Kampagne „Nein zu Hinrichtungen am Dienstag“ im Iran, die… #JimShannon #Iran #Menschenrechte #NeinZurTodesstrafe #TodesstrafeStoppen #NoToExecutionsTuesdays #LeopoldoMaldonado #HumanRights #VereinteNationen
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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
Heartfelt thanks to Pastor Brian,a powerful voice of faith, humanity, & awakened conscience,for standing with Iran’s political prisoners & speaking out against executions & both dictatorships Shah & Mullahs.Your moral courage inspires hope for free, democratic Iran #HumanRights
The Iranian-Canadian community in British Columbia, across Canada, and around the world deeply appreciates Pastor Brian’s support and solidarity from Richmond, BC, Canada. Together, we stand united in raising awareness, advocating for human rights, and calling for an end to executions in Iran. Thank you, Pastor Brian, for standing with the Iranian people. ❤️🇨🇦 We are grateful for his voice and for his statement in support of #NoExecutionTuesdays and #StopExecutionsInIran : "Today I want to stand with the courageous people of Iran and their struggle for peace and Freedom and democracy, especially honor the brave political prisoners participating in the no to execution Tuesdays campaign? Even behind Prison Walls their courage and determination Inspire the world. their voices must be heard their lives must be protected. That is why I call up on Canada and the International Community and people of faith everywhere to take urgent action, to stop political executions and defend human dignity in Iran. The Iranian people deserve neither the Shah's dictatorship nor the mullah's tyranny, they deserve the freedom to choose their own future May God protect Iran's political prisoners and bless its people with justice, freedom and lasting peace. No to torture, No to executions and YES TO FREE IRAN" @CanadianPM @SenatorHousakos @jamesbezan @GarnettGenuis @vgasparro @DanMuysMP @SenMacDonald @MarcDalton @RonMcKinnonLib @SukhDhaliwal @ChakAuRichmond
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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
I stand with Iran’s prisoners and families in the No to Executions Tuesdays campaign. Our voices must carry theirs. Together with the Iranian American Community of Georgia, I call for an end to executions in Iran. #NoToExecutions #FreeIran
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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
129 Iraner protestieren gegen Naumann-Stiftung: Opfer von Gewalt und Todesdrohungen sollen durch Pahlavis Einladung erneut gedemütigt werden Sie protestieren in einem gemeinsamen Brief an die Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung und FDP-Chef Wolfgang Kubicki gegen die geplante Freiheitspreis-Übergabe an Pahlavi. Die iranischen Unterzeichner aus zahlreichen Ländern berichten von brutalen Übergriffen, schweren Verletzungen und Krankenhausaufenthalten. In mehreren Fällen laufen nach ihren Angaben polizeiliche Ermittlungen und Gerichtsverfahren. Sie verweisen zudem auf die öffentliche Verherrlichung der berüchtigten Shah-Geheimpolizei SAVAK durch Teile der monarchistischen Bewegung. Die Betroffenen bezeichnen die Entscheidung der Stiftung als einen schweren Affront gegen Menschen, die seit Jahrzehnten für Freiheit und Demokratie im Iran kämpfen. Sie begrüßen ausdrücklich die Auszeichnung des iranischen Volkes, kritisieren jedoch, dass Reza Pahlavi den Preis am 7. November in der Frankfurter Paulskirche stellvertretend entgegennehmen soll. In ihrem Schreiben fordern sie die Stiftung auf, ihre Entscheidung zu überdenken und den Preis so lange selbst zu verwahren, bis demokratisch gewählte Vertreter des iranischen Volkes ihn entgegennehmen können. „Weder Shah noch Mullahs“ – dieser Grundsatz stehe für ihren Kampf gegen jede Form der Diktatur. #No2Pahlavi #No2ShahNo2Mullahs #PahlaviAusladen @StSaebisch @Starkwatzinger @RolandWerner @MarenJasper @C_lindner @KubickiWo @FNFreiheit @fdp @MAStrackZi @dw_persian @rbb24 @fr @ARDKontraste @Bild @derSpiegel @SZ @tazgezwitscher @welt @Tagesspiegel @faznet @fnp_zeitung @dw @zdf @derfreitag @SpiegelOnline @zeitonline @BerlinerZeitung @journalffm @ARTEde
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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
Every political prisoner has a name, a family, and a story that must not be forgotten. This International Day of Political Prisoners, join advocates, former prisoners, families, journalists, and human rights defenders at the Lincoln Memorial as we honour those imprisoned for exercising their fundamental freedoms. Together, we will read the names of political prisoners from countries around the world, recognize those who have been freed, remember those who died in detention, and stand in solidarity with those still unjustly imprisoned. When: October 30, 2026 Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM ET Where: Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. Be part of this global call for freedom. To attend, RSVP today: events.ned.org/roll-call-for… @4freerussia_org @freedomhouse @HRF @LantosFndn @McCainInstitute @NEDemocracy @WLCongress
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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
Replying to @FNFreiheit
@FNFreiheit muss endlich Konsequenzen aus den Protesten der Opfer von Gewalt durch Pahlavi-Anhänger ziehen und Reza Pahlavi ausladen! Heute scheiterten Lobbygruppen im belgischen Parlament, Pahlavi einzuladen– er wurde faktisch ausgeladen. Jetzt sind @fdp &ihre Stiftung am Zug!
129 Iraner protestieren gegen Naumann-Stiftung: Opfer von Gewalt und Todesdrohungen sollen durch Pahlavis Einladung erneut gedemütigt werden Sie protestieren in einem gemeinsamen Brief an die Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung und FDP-Chef Wolfgang Kubicki gegen die geplante Freiheitspreis-Übergabe an Pahlavi. Die iranischen Unterzeichner aus zahlreichen Ländern berichten von brutalen Übergriffen, schweren Verletzungen und Krankenhausaufenthalten. In mehreren Fällen laufen nach ihren Angaben polizeiliche Ermittlungen und Gerichtsverfahren. Sie verweisen zudem auf die öffentliche Verherrlichung der berüchtigten Shah-Geheimpolizei SAVAK durch Teile der monarchistischen Bewegung. Die Betroffenen bezeichnen die Entscheidung der Stiftung als einen schweren Affront gegen Menschen, die seit Jahrzehnten für Freiheit und Demokratie im Iran kämpfen. Sie begrüßen ausdrücklich die Auszeichnung des iranischen Volkes, kritisieren jedoch, dass Reza Pahlavi den Preis am 7. November in der Frankfurter Paulskirche stellvertretend entgegennehmen soll. In ihrem Schreiben fordern sie die Stiftung auf, ihre Entscheidung zu überdenken und den Preis so lange selbst zu verwahren, bis demokratisch gewählte Vertreter des iranischen Volkes ihn entgegennehmen können. „Weder Shah noch Mullahs“ – dieser Grundsatz stehe für ihren Kampf gegen jede Form der Diktatur. #No2Pahlavi #No2ShahNo2Mullahs #PahlaviAusladen @StSaebisch @Starkwatzinger @RolandWerner @MarenJasper @C_lindner @KubickiWo @FNFreiheit @fdp @MAStrackZi @dw_persian @rbb24 @fr @ARDKontraste @Bild @derSpiegel @SZ @tazgezwitscher @welt @Tagesspiegel @faznet @fnp_zeitung @dw @zdf @derfreitag @SpiegelOnline @zeitonline @BerlinerZeitung @journalffm @ARTEde
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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
Pahlavi fascist is not Iran voice. He is not out choice. #No2ShahNo2Mullahs in Iran. #No2Pahlavi
The propaganda machine has already started. Saied Bashirtash : "such an encounter [invitation of Reza Pahlavi] is unprecedented in the last 47 years and that, typically, meetings at this level are reserved for the heads of allied nations." Reject the invitation of the son of the Shah, and do not allow they use the credibility of Belgium Parliament and Defense to promote their totalitarian campaign. @BelgiumMFA @Bart_DeWever @prevotmaxime @BelgiumDefence @PeterDeRoover1 @ElsVanHoofcdenv @Benoitbp59 @DeKamerBE #No2ShahNo2Mullahs #FreeIran @RTBFinfo @vrtnws @rtlinfo @VTMNIEUWS @DeKamerBE @LaChambreBE @lesoir @lalibrebe @destandaard @demorgen @HLN_BE @Nieuwsblad_be @BrusselsTimes @24brussels @BrusselsMorning youtube.com/watch?v=todZXJig…
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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
Moedige Iraanse vrouwen van de NCRI die weten hoeveel ellende mullahs en dogmatici met zich meebrengen. Er zijn veel politici in Nederland die bang zijn om met deze vrouwen te praten. Laat staan ze te steunen. Echt waar. Hoe is het mogelijk? @nos @SvenKockelmann zover rijkt de macht van de Mullahs en de IRGC.
From a Strategic Paradigm Shift to a Vanguard Movement The Journey of Women’s Leadership in the Iranian Resistance The period between October 18 and October 22 marks a pivotal milestone in the history of the Iranian Resistance movement, representing a strategic, cultural, and political transformation in the struggle against religious fundamentalism. On October 18, 1989, Maryam Rajavi assumed the leadership of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) as its Secretary-General. Four years later, on August 28, 1993, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) elected her as the President-elect for the transitional period of transferring sovereignty to the Iranian people, a decision officially made public on October 22, 1993. This sequence of events initiated an unprecedented historical trajectory that shattered the traditional barriers of gender discrimination and positioned women at the forefront of the revolutionary movement against the misogynistic clerical regime in Tehran. wncri.org/2026/10/19/womens-…
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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
#BREAKING Belgian Parliament cancels official invitation for Reza Pahlavi after Foreign Ministry caution. Well done! We don't need a baby shah dictator in a democratic parliament in the West. eualive.net/belgian-parliame…
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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
Thank you 👏👏👏 @MilanZver @petras_petras @LeolucaOrlando1 @PerClausen3 @hildevautmans @jessikavanlee24 @HBrandstaetter @thijsreuten ! Your support means so much, especially to those who pay the ultimate price for freedom with their lives in Iran! 🙏🙏❤️❤️ #StopExecutionsInIran
V Evropskem parlamentu sem podprl kampanjo »Ne usmrtitvam« in politične zapornike v Iranu.   Avtoritarni teokratski režim z usmrtitvami in represijo skuša utišati opozicijo. Iranski zaporniki vsak torek z gladovno stavko tvegajo svoje zdravje, da bi opozorili na krivice in smrtne obsodbe. Njihov pogum si zasluži našo podporo.   Zahtevamo ustavitev usmrtitev in izpustitev političnih zapornikov. Evropska unija mora ostati glasen zagovornik človekovih pravic, svobode in demokracije.
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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
The international call to #StopExecutionsInIran is louder than ever. In solidarity with #NoToExecutionsTuesdays, We urge @BelgiumMFA and Minister @prevotmaxime to lead the EU policy towards the abolition of death penalty in #Iran and freedom of all #political_prisoners.
Please support the campaign to end the executions of political prisoners in Iran. #NoToExecutionsInIran
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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
#BREAKING 🇧🇪 Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Belgium Parliament today: “He (Reza Pahlavi) does not represent the entire Iranian opposition,” says Els Van Hoof. Reza Pahlavi's visit to the Belgium Parliament is cancelled. 👏 @ElsVanHoofcdenv Exactly. No single individual (let alone, the baby shah, son of the previous dictator) can claim to speak for all Iranians. The future of Iran must be decided by the Iranian people themselves. CC: @RTBFinfo @vrtnws @rtlinfo @VTMNIEUWS @DeKamerBE @LaChambreBE @lesoir @lalibrebe @destandaard @demorgen @HLN_BE @Nieuwsblad_be @BrusselsTimes @24brussels @BrusselsMorning vrt.be/vrtmax/luister/radio/…
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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
Dear Pastor Brian, Your sense of responsibility in speaking out against the cruel and inhumane wave of executions of political prisoners in Iran is truly admirable and deeply appreciated. Your position in defending the Iranian people's right to choose their own future, free from any form of dictatorship, whether that of the Shah or the clerical regime, reflects your commitment to democracy and freedom. During these difficult days of struggle against the oppressive clerical regime, the Iranian people are deeply grateful to friends like you who stand with them and support their aspirations for freedom and democracy. #NoToExecutionTuesdays #No2ShahNo2Mullas #StopExecutionsInIran
The Iranian-Canadian community in British Columbia, across Canada, and around the world deeply appreciates Pastor Brian’s support and solidarity from Richmond, BC, Canada. Together, we stand united in raising awareness, advocating for human rights, and calling for an end to executions in Iran. Thank you, Pastor Brian, for standing with the Iranian people. ❤️🇨🇦 We are grateful for his voice and for his statement in support of #NoExecutionTuesdays and #StopExecutionsInIran : "Today I want to stand with the courageous people of Iran and their struggle for peace and Freedom and democracy, especially honor the brave political prisoners participating in the no to execution Tuesdays campaign? Even behind Prison Walls their courage and determination Inspire the world. their voices must be heard their lives must be protected. That is why I call up on Canada and the International Community and people of faith everywhere to take urgent action, to stop political executions and defend human dignity in Iran. The Iranian people deserve neither the Shah's dictatorship nor the mullah's tyranny, they deserve the freedom to choose their own future May God protect Iran's political prisoners and bless its people with justice, freedom and lasting peace. No to torture, No to executions and YES TO FREE IRAN" @CanadianPM @SenatorHousakos @jamesbezan @GarnettGenuis @vgasparro @DanMuysMP @SenMacDonald @MarcDalton @RonMcKinnonLib @SukhDhaliwal @ChakAuRichmond
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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
While Belgian FM Prévot’s caution about heeding “other opposition voices” is fundamentally right, serious questions remain about inviting a brutal dictator, the Shah, to such an event. Who decided, and how, that Reza Pahlavi—still proud of his family heritage while openly and repeatedly admitting ties to the IRGC—is qualified to address a democratic institution? Besides being the Shah’s son living in luxury outside Iran for the past 48 years, what support infrastructure has he built inside Iran? Setting aside cyber armies and social media propaganda. Given his lack of political, military, or business qualifications, what value can his “address” to Parliament or the Military Academy possibly have? Do not sully your democratic tradition by giving a platform to a disillusioned and highly suspicious baby Shah! #DisinvitePahlavi Cancel his speech at the academy. Stand with the Iranian people and their struggle for freedom and democracy. #No2ShahNo2Mullahs .@BelgiumMFA @DeKamerBE @LaChambreBE .@RTBFinfo @vrtnws @rtlinfo @VTMNIEUWS
Belgium’s Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot has warned parliament about hosting Reza Pahlavi on Nov 5. His assessment: neither Pahlavi nor his political ambitions “enjoy unanimous support among the Iranian population.” Other opposition voices, he said, should be heard too. belgashare.be/newsrooms/70/p…
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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
Belgium’s Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot has warned parliament about hosting Reza Pahlavi on Nov 5. His assessment: neither Pahlavi nor his political ambitions “enjoy unanimous support among the Iranian population.” Other opposition voices, he said, should be heard too. belgashare.be/newsrooms/70/p…
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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
🚨 Week 143 of #NoToExecutionTuesdays UN Special Rapporteurs @Ginitastar and @SRfreedex_LMG joined Iran’s political prisoners’ hunger strike. Iran executed 2,230+ people in a year. Prisoners in 66 prisons strike every Tuesday to stop it. The world must not stay silent. @SecRubio @UNHumanRights @kajakallas @andyburnham
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Iran Democratic Association (IDA) Canada 🇨🇦 retweeted
The Iranian-Canadian community in British Columbia, across Canada, and around the world deeply appreciates Pastor Brian’s support and solidarity from Richmond, BC, Canada. Together, we stand united in raising awareness, advocating for human rights, and calling for an end to executions in Iran. Thank you, Pastor Brian, for standing with the Iranian people. ❤️🇨🇦 We are grateful for his voice and for his statement in support of #NoExecutionTuesdays and #StopExecutionsInIran : "Today I want to stand with the courageous people of Iran and their struggle for peace and Freedom and democracy, especially honor the brave political prisoners participating in the no to execution Tuesdays campaign? Even behind Prison Walls their courage and determination Inspire the world. their voices must be heard their lives must be protected. That is why I call up on Canada and the International Community and people of faith everywhere to take urgent action, to stop political executions and defend human dignity in Iran. The Iranian people deserve neither the Shah's dictatorship nor the mullah's tyranny, they deserve the freedom to choose their own future May God protect Iran's political prisoners and bless its people with justice, freedom and lasting peace. No to torture, No to executions and YES TO FREE IRAN" @CanadianPM @SenatorHousakos @jamesbezan @GarnettGenuis @vgasparro @DanMuysMP @SenMacDonald @MarcDalton @RonMcKinnonLib @SukhDhaliwal @ChakAuRichmond
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