Friba Rezayee

Founder and Executive Director of Women Leaders of Tomorrow.

Afghan women's rights and education activist. Afghanistan's first female Olympic athlete. 🇨🇦🇦🇫

[Friba Rezayee @FribaRezayee]

Suck it Messi! That is what you get for racism against the Egyptian team.
#FIFAWorldCup2026 #Messi #Finals @FIFAcom

[Zakia Khudadadi @ZKhudadadi]

Yes European champion again.
For Afghanistan. For refugees. For France.🥇
Three flags in my heart, one fight on the mat. 🥋🏆
This medal is for every girl who was told to stop dreaming. 🇦🇫🇫🇷
Zakia Khudadadi

[Fereshta Abbasi @FereshtaAbbasi]

As a woman from Afghanistan and Human Rights Watch researcher, I will not comply with the Taliban’s restrictive rules. Afghan women should not have to submit to discriminatory rules to exercise a right to speak publicly. Wherever we are, our voices matter.
https://t.co/SNzEnOyMWf

[Zubaida Akbar @ZubaidaAKBR]

"We, Afghan women, feel like broken records in this Council. Every session, we repeat the same truths: the escalating, and horrendous violations of our rights. Nothing hidden about the Taliban’s atrocities. And still, their war on women continues with impunity."#HRC60

[Friba Rezayee @FribaRezayee]

@UN_PGA @kajakallas You're a rockstar!

[Friba Rezayee @FribaRezayee]

International Day of Sport for Development and Peace according to the United Nations. On this special day, Canadian Olympian Valerie Jerome has shared a quote with us and, our student athlete Homa Zaland has written her story. https://t.co/OmHYtNjf7Z

#whitecard #SportsAndPeace

[Minky Worden @MinkysHighjinks]

“The US Government has deported more than 500,000 people from the USA in 2025 – more than six times as many people than will watch the World Cup final in the MetLife Stadium"
--@Amnesty International’s Head of Economic and Social Justice, @stevecockburn
New report on the the dire state of #HumanRights as the #2026WorldCup looms: https://t.co/ETTo5RFX8d

[Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the UN in NY @AFGMissionUN]

At #CSW70 Side Event on Radicalization of Education in Afghanistan: Access to Justice and Implications for Peace & Security, the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan stressed:

The Taliban’s transformation of Afghanistan’s education system is deepening gender apartheid, denying girls their right to education and fueling long-term risks to justice, stability, and peace.

Key calls:

🔹 Protect girls’ right to education.
🔹 Address radicalization within the education system.
🔹 Strengthen international monitoring and accountability.
🔹 Support Afghan women and civil society voices.

Grateful for the support of co-sponsors and our co-organizers:

@AdelaRaz @FribaRezayee @MinkysHighjinks @WCWnews @KingdomNL_UN @UN

#AfghanWomen #HumanRights #Education #Justice #CSW70

[Khalilur Rahman @UN_PGA]

Today, it was my honour to meet with Paralympian Zakia Khudadadi, Olympian and Founder of Women Leaders of Tomorrow Friba Rezayee, and Co-Chair of the Right to Learn Afghanistan Ottowa Najia Haneefi to discuss the fight for gender justice in Afghanistan and the use of sport to bring peace.

[Catherine Ordway, PhD @catherineordway]

I voted for @FribaRezayee in the Community Sport Award category as a powerful Woman of Distinction who helps so many refugee Afghan women and girls to get an education and access to sport in Canada . Please vote & share to support Friba’s work 👇
https://t.co/Tk1lTbGY25

[Friba Rezayee @FribaRezayee]

Stand with Vladyslav Heraskevych!

[Vladyslav Heraskevych OLY @heraskevych]

Я настільки пишаюсь бачити нашу націю обʼєднаною.
Це для мене в цьому всьому божевіллі найбільше натхнення 🥹

[University of Regina @UofRegina]

Welcome to the U of R!

Please join us in welcoming the first three Afghan women students to the city and campus as part of our donor-funded Project Resilience scholarship program.

To learn more about Project Resilience or to donate, visit: https://t.co/G1KSecJaTw

[Friba Rezayee @FribaRezayee]

@CharlieAngusNDP Thank you for inviting the young Afghan female scholars to speak on the stage. Your support is greatly appreciated. One of the students said that 'It feels good to talk to someone who listens'. This was a great platform. This was unexpected but great!True leader!

[Friba Rezayee @FribaRezayee]

Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦
We’re grateful to the Sudbury for supporting Afghan women in continuing their education in Canada. Their journey in science and engineering is a powerful reminder of what an opportunity and solidarity can make possible.
https://t.co/F1ITVKazyp @SudburyStar

[Amu TV @AmuTelevision]

Fariba Rezayee, Afghanistan’s first female Olympian, delivered a searing personal and political address at the 2025 Oslo Freedom Forum on Wednesday, condemning the Taliban’s repression and what she called the world's complicity in abandoning Afghan women.
https://t.co/q7D40FPmJF

[Kent Page @KentPage]

"Every Afghan girl must be allowed to return to school to learn in safety & freedom. The time to act is now because #EducationCannotWait for any 🇦🇫 girl or woman." ~@FribaRezayee @WLOT4

Please retweet to share #AfghanGirlsVoices globally👉https://t.co/e1V3LddrMJ…

#UN @fcdoeducation@fcdoeducation @afd_en #LetAfghanGirlsLearn @canadadev @ziauddiny @spainmfa @dutchmfa #222MillionDreams��📚

[UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett @SR_Afghanistan]

Together with other UN experts, I urge the Taliban to immediately stop their capital & corporal punishments, including floggings (210+ people since start of 2025). Turning executions into public events is indefensible. See full statement below 👇 #Afghanistan

[Friba Rezayee @FribaRezayee]

We want full and meaningful participation of Afghan women athletes in the sports. You can do it! @iocmedia

[Friba Rezayee @FribaRezayee]

@iocmedia @WomenSportIntl @genderplatform

[Friba Rezayee @FribaRezayee]

So proud of you! I am sure that the entire nation is proud too! You are an unstoppable force! ❤️🇦🇫🥋

[Zakia Khudadadi @ZKhudadadi]

IPC announces 2025 International Women’s Day Recognition Award recipients✨️

Zakia Khudadadi won the Emerging Leadership category for advocating for women's rights in Afghanistan, particularly the right to participate in sports.
Afghan women 🥇
@Paralympics