Focus on Russia (only social media & video) Archives - UN Watch https://unwatch.org/category/c-focus-pages/focus-on-russia-only-social-media/ Monitoring the UN Promoting Human Rights Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:28:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://unwatch.org/563386-2/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:28:07 +0000 https://unwatch.org/?p=563386 Next month marks Alexey Pichugin's 20th year in prison. He worked for Russia’s Yukos oil company. Putin arrested him to launch his campaign against Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who dared to fight corruption. @vkaramurza spoke out for Alexey Pichugin. Now he's in prison, too. pic.twitter.com/OfvAIwHYEF — UN Watch (@UNWatch) May 5, 2023

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Next month marks Alexey Pichugin's 20th year in prison. He worked for Russia’s Yukos oil company. Putin arrested him to launch his campaign against Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who dared to fight corruption. @vkaramurza spoke out for Alexey Pichugin. Now he's in prison, too. pic.twitter.com/OfvAIwHYEF

— UN Watch (@UNWatch) May 5, 2023

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]]> https://unwatch.org/563384-2/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:28:06 +0000 https://unwatch.org/?p=563384 🇷🇺 Russia designated a LGBT human rights group and an anti-corruption foundation as “foreign agents.” We urge the @UN_HRC to speak out.https://t.co/zuq0DlLMjp — UN Watch (@UNWatch) May 9, 2023

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🇷🇺 Russia designated a LGBT human rights group and an anti-corruption foundation as “foreign agents.”

We urge the @UN_HRC to speak out.https://t.co/zuq0DlLMjp

— UN Watch (@UNWatch) May 9, 2023

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]]> https://unwatch.org/563382-2/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:28:05 +0000 https://unwatch.org/?p=563382 🇷🇺 Russia arrested artist and activist Katrin Nenasheva for 48 hours on charges that she disobeyed police, though it is unclear where or when she is alleged to have disobeyed police. We urge the @UN_HRC to speak out.https://t.co/tTUqYzmcnh — UN Watch (@UNWatch) May 15, 2023

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🇷🇺 Russia arrested artist and activist Katrin Nenasheva for 48 hours on charges that she disobeyed police, though it is unclear where or when she is alleged to have disobeyed police.

We urge the @UN_HRC to speak out.https://t.co/tTUqYzmcnh

— UN Watch (@UNWatch) May 15, 2023

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]]> https://unwatch.org/563400-2/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:28:04 +0000 https://unwatch.org/?p=563400 Thank you, Hezbollah-controlled government of Lebanon, for chairing the meeting where Vladimir Putin’s Russia announces its candidacy for the U.N. Human Rights Council. With your patron Iran just named as chair of the UNHRC’s Social Forum, why, it’s all a perfect match. https://t.co/6nK4MoEvmG — Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) May 17, 2023

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Thank you, Hezbollah-controlled government of Lebanon, for chairing the meeting where Vladimir Putin’s Russia announces its candidacy for the U.N. Human Rights Council. With your patron Iran just named as chair of the UNHRC’s Social Forum, why, it’s all a perfect match. https://t.co/6nK4MoEvmG

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) May 17, 2023

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]]> https://unwatch.org/566705-2/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:28:02 +0000 https://unwatch.org/?p=566705 No, Yevgeny Prigozhin was no “dissident.” He was a murderer like Putin. Who is a Russian dissident? My friend @vkaramurza, now serving a 25-year sentence in prison because he dared to speak out in Moscow against the murderous war on Ukraine waged by Putin — and Prigozhin. https://t.co/CGTO5VX70n — Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) August 23, 2023

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No, Yevgeny Prigozhin was no “dissident.” He was a murderer like Putin. Who is a Russian dissident? My friend @vkaramurza, now serving a 25-year sentence in prison because he dared to speak out in Moscow against the murderous war on Ukraine waged by Putin — and Prigozhin. https://t.co/CGTO5VX70n

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) August 23, 2023

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]]> https://unwatch.org/566707-2/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:28:01 +0000 https://unwatch.org/?p=566707 Tomorrow the United Nations will vote on whether to elect the Butcher of Moscow to the U.N. Human Rights Council. Naming war criminal Vladimir Putin a world judge on human rights would be like making a pyromaniac into the town fire chief.https://t.co/JEdBq5AixY — Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) October 9, 2023

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Tomorrow the United Nations will vote on whether to elect the Butcher of Moscow to the U.N. Human Rights Council. Naming war criminal Vladimir Putin a world judge on human rights would be like making a pyromaniac into the town fire chief.https://t.co/JEdBq5AixY

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) October 9, 2023

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]]> https://unwatch.org/566710-2/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:28:00 +0000 https://unwatch.org/?p=566710 No joke: they're about to start voting on the candidacies of Russia, China, Cuba for the U.N. “Human Rights” Council. The inmates are running the asylum.📜 Our joint report: https://t.co/Ii3DecQmtZ📺 Watch live: https://t.co/ft8TaxTusa https://t.co/amCkHm6cU0 pic.twitter.com/cj8RKZCBol — Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) October 10, 2023

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No joke: they're about to start voting on the candidacies of Russia, China, Cuba for the U.N. “Human Rights” Council. The inmates are running the asylum.
📜 Our joint report: https://t.co/Ii3DecQmtZ
📺 Watch live: https://t.co/ft8TaxTusa https://t.co/amCkHm6cU0 pic.twitter.com/cj8RKZCBol

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) October 10, 2023

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]]> https://unwatch.org/566712-2/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:27:59 +0000 https://unwatch.org/?p=566712 SHAME: The United Nations General Assembly just elected the oppressive regimes of China, Cuba, Burundi & Kuwait to the U.N. Human Rights Council. Cuba won 76% of the votes. China won 80%. Despicable. Our campaign to defeat Russia was successful, they only got 43%. — Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) October 10, 2023

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SHAME: The United Nations General Assembly just elected the oppressive regimes of China, Cuba, Burundi & Kuwait to the U.N. Human Rights Council. Cuba won 76% of the votes. China won 80%. Despicable.

Our campaign to defeat Russia was successful, they only got 43%.

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) October 10, 2023

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]]> https://unwatch.org/569197-2/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:27:58 +0000 https://unwatch.org/?p=569197 Vladimir Putin is a war criminal. We just took the floor to urge the United Nations not to elect him to their top human rights body. The vote is today. https://t.co/PFLBQLe6Jg pic.twitter.com/paDJa6fBmc — UN Watch (@UNWatch) October 10, 2023

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Vladimir Putin is a war criminal. We just took the floor to urge the United Nations not to elect him to their top human rights body. The vote is today. https://t.co/PFLBQLe6Jg pic.twitter.com/paDJa6fBmc

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]]> https://unwatch.org/569199-2/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:27:57 +0000 https://unwatch.org/?p=569199 No joke: they're about to start voting on the candidacies of Russia, China, Cuba for the U.N. “Human Rights” Council. The inmates are running the asylum.📜 Our joint report: https://t.co/Ii3DecQmtZ📺 Watch live: https://t.co/ft8TaxTusa https://t.co/amCkHm6cU0 pic.twitter.com/cj8RKZCBol — Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) October 10, 2023

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No joke: they're about to start voting on the candidacies of Russia, China, Cuba for the U.N. “Human Rights” Council. The inmates are running the asylum.
📜 Our joint report: https://t.co/Ii3DecQmtZ
📺 Watch live: https://t.co/ft8TaxTusa https://t.co/amCkHm6cU0 pic.twitter.com/cj8RKZCBol

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) October 10, 2023

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