Trending UN Watch tweets from September: Iranian women lead protests against the regime; UN Human Rights Council opens in Geneva, Qatar nominated to head UN human rights and democracy forum; Abraham Accords prompt UNHRC joint statement by Arabs and Israel; UN General Assembly opens in New York.
“This is a pivotal moment for Iran and the world. The US is sanctioning the morality police but leaders of the Western world need to go further and make it even clearer they stand with the women—with the people of Iran—and not with the twisted leadership of the Islamic Republic.” pic.twitter.com/BEgamDrbdg
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 25, 2022
Historic moments. After suffering 43 years of this radical repressive regime, the people of Iran are rising up, in the face of bullets and beatings, to confront their oppressor. Incredible to watch. And we in the West, with whom do we stand? Where is the outrage from our leaders? https://t.co/1vAIKVopTG
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 23, 2022
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want the 🇮🇷 Iran regime expelled from the U.N. Women Rights Commission.— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 22, 2022
Bravo, Christiane @Amanpour, for refusing the Iranian regime’s insane demand that you put on a Hijab in New York City as a condition to interview their president, and for your principled solidarity with the women of Iran now being crushed by the regime and their morality police. https://t.co/H3lGwllvvo
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 22, 2022
🌼 @AlinejadMasih: “I’m not asking any Western country to bring democracy for us. We the people of Iran are brave enough to bring democracy for ourselves. We don't want them to save us; we want them to stop saving the regime.” https://t.co/Tr4oibCb4R pic.twitter.com/JTTmAYsqR9
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 21, 2022
Good News: After 5 days of their silence, we finally shamed the @Amnesty Twitter account into speaking out on the Iran protests. Better late than never. https://t.co/7g7JKRi8JL
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 21, 2022
Meet Ebrahim Raisi. He was part of the Iranian regime's death commission in 1988 that ordered the mass execution of 5,000 political prisoners. Now he's President of Iran—and is addressing the United Nations about "justice." He should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity. https://t.co/7IDaJJC68f
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 21, 2022
.@EmmanuelMacron How can you smile with and legitimize a terrorist regime that is right now shooting at its own people in order to crush mass protests across Iran for women's rights, human dignity and freedom? #Mahsa_Amini #بیشرف pic.twitter.com/X6QBiykO0v
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 21, 2022
History will record that on this day Twitter suspended the account of Masih Alinejad—Iranian-born journalist who is the most important women's rights activist of our time—while they allowed the misogynist murderer Ayatollah who tried to assassinate her to keep tweeting. https://t.co/BaYnyMvcnf pic.twitter.com/WnFIJoVeal
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 18, 2022
Yesterday: Mahsan Amini dead after arrest for improper hijab by Iran regime morality police, beaten while inside police van (per BBC, citing eyewitnesses) https://t.co/lZHazP1VEP
Wednesday: President of Iran regime, member of UN Women’s Rights Commission, to address UNGA opening pic.twitter.com/50d4LVpN93
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 17, 2022
UN Human Rights Council Opens in Geneva
Today I was at the U.N. Human Rights Council, and here's a 🧵on what I saw.
First, UNHRC official Alena Douhan reported on her visits to Iran and Zimbabwe, and described both regimes as victims of vicious and illegal Western sanctions. /1 pic.twitter.com/sdBsy0Mgny
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 15, 2022
The 2022-23 UNHRC opens today.
Why is China a member?
Why is Cuba a member?
Why is Libya a member?
Why is Pakistan a member?
Why is Venezuela a member?
Why is Mauritania a member?
Why is Qatar a member?
Why is Eritrea a member?
Why is Kazakhstan a member?
Why is Somalia a member?— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 12, 2022
Qatar Nominated to Head UN Human Rights & Democracy Forum
No joke: 🇶🇦 Qatar nominated to head U.N.'s Forum on Human Rights, Democracy & Rule of Law.
Credentials: Caused 6,750 migrant workers to die for 2022 World Cup; oppresses women; supports terrorists including Al Qaeda in Syria, the Taliban, Jihadis in Libya & Somalia, and Hamas. pic.twitter.com/xD0UoCZ5cL
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 5, 2022
Abraham Accords Prompt UNHRC Joint Statement by Arabs & Israel
🙌 I've been @UN for 18 years, never dreamed to see a joint speech by Arabs & Israel. Lubna Qassim, 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates:“I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of Bahrain, Israel, Morocco & the US, which recently participated in the signing of Peace Accords…” https://t.co/4yMOECmNSk
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 21, 2022
UN General Assembly Opens in New York
The UN General Assembly opens on Tuesday.
UNGA condemnations, 2015-2022:
🇰🇵 North Korea 7
🇻🇪 Venezuela 0
🇲🇲 Myanmar 6
🇱🇧 Lebanon 0
🇵🇰 Pakistan 0
🏴☠️ Hamas 0
🇩🇿 Algeria 0
🇹🇷 Turkey 0
🇷🇺 Russia 19
🇨🇳 China 0
🇶🇦 Qatar 0
🇸🇦 Saudi 0
🇮🇱 Israel 125
🇸🇾 Syria 9
🇮🇶 Iraq 0
🇮🇷 Iran 6
🇺🇸 USA 8— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 18, 2022
Liking, retweeting, following: UN Watch tweets were liked and shared by thousands around the world, including by opinion leaders and celebrities such as:
- Former UN Security Council President Diego Arria
- U.S. ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council Michèle Taylor
- Former UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion Ahmed Shaheed
- Iranian women’s rights activist Masih Alinejad, Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, Cuban human rights activist Rosa María Payá, Saudi dissident Raif Badawi, Zimbabwean pro-democracy activist Pastor Evan Mawarire, Chinese cartoonist Badiucao
- Former U.S. ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley
- Former Canadian ambassador to the UN Louise Blais, senator Leo Housakos
- UK MP Tom Tugendhat, Chair of the UK Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee, Members of UK House of Lords Sarah Ludford & Howard Leigh
- Dutch MP Gert-Jan Segers, Irish MP John Paul Phelan
- Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the UN
- Israeli ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan
- Foundation for Defense of Democracies president Clifford May & CEO Mark Dubowitz, Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China coordinator Luke de Pulford, Lawyers Without Borders president William Goldnadel, UK Muslims Against Anti-Semitism chairman Ghanem Nuseibeh
- Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass
- U.S. singer David Draiman, Miss Iraq Sarah Idan, former professional baseball player & journalist Adam Housely, UK actor Omid Djalili, UK Olympic swimming medalist Sharron Davies
Many journalists also liked or shared UN Watch’s tweets, including:
- CNN anchor Jake Tapper & national security correspondent Kylie Atwood, National Review senior editor Jay Nordlinger & foreign affairs reporter James Quinn, Commentary executive editor Abe Greenwald, The Atlantic writer Yair Rosenberg, Wall St. Journal special writer Gregory Zuckerman, New York Sun correspondent Benny Avni
- Toronto Sun columnist Lorrie Goldstein, Globe & Mail columnist Andrew Coyne
- The Economist China correspondent Alice Su
- Sky News Australia host Rita Panahi
