Focus on Russia (only social media & video)

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

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

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

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

🇷🇺 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

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

Note: this U.N. resolution only mentioned Russia's aggression in passing, and in a rare move even China voted for it. So those listed below should

LIST OF SHAME: States voting NO on a resolution citing Russia's aggression against Ukraine:🇧🇾 Belarus🇳🇮 Nicaragua🇰🇵 North Korea🇸🇾 Syria Abstain/Absent:🇧🇴 Bolivia🇨🇺 Cuba🇪🇷 Eritrea🇮🇷 Iran🇮🇶 Iraq🇳🇦

🇷🇺 Russia rejected a U.S. Embassy request for a second consular visit with jailed journalist Evan Gershkovich, saying the move is in response to Washington's

GOOD: The US imposed sanctions on the leading security services in Russia and Iran for a pattern of wrongfully detaining Americans in an effort to

🇷🇺 Russia asked a court to sentence Lilia Chanysheva, the former leader of jailed opposition politician Aleksei Navalny's team, to 12 years in prison. She

🇷🇺 Russia codified a decree that allows the deportation of residents of illegally annexed Ukrainian territories who refuse Russian citizenship. We urge UN human rights