UN Watch’s Top Tweets in October 2022

Trending UN Watch tweets from October: Iran cracks down on protestors; UN Watch accuses top UN official of smear campaign; UN Human Rights Council Elections

Iranian Sport Climber Elnaz Rekabi Goes Missing

Protests in Iran

Allegations Against Top UN Official

U.N. Human Rights Council

Liking, retweeting, following: UN Watch tweets were liked and shared by thousands around the world, including by opinion leaders and celebrities such as:

  • Iranian women’s rights activist Masih Alinejad, Cuban human rights activist Rosa María Payá, Saudi dissident Raif Badawi, Zimbabwean pro-democracy activist Pastor Evan Mawarire, Feminist activist Dr. Leta Hong Fincher, Venezuela pro-democracy activist Juan Pablo García, Educator and political activist Bakhtawar B-Zardari, North Korean defector and human rights activist Yeonmi Park
  • Ukrainian ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya
  • Former US ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro
  • Former Canadian ambassador to the UN Louise Blais, senator Leo Housakos
  • UK MP Tom Tugendhat, French senator Nathalie Goulet 
  • Dutch MP Gert-Jan Segers,  New Zealand MP Golriz Ghahraman, Australian MP Dr. Monique Ryan
  • Israeli ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel
  • German politician and human rights defender Volker Beck, Swedish politician Anna Kinberg Batra, German politician Sawsan Chebli
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies senior advisor Saeed Ghasseminejad, president Clifford May & CEO Mark Dubowitz, Lawyers Without Borders president William Goldnadel, United Against Nuclear Iran Policy Director Jason Brodsky, Raoul Wallenburg Centre for Human Rights Founder Irwin Cotler, Stand With Us executive director Michael Dickson
  • Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass, Entrepreneur Sankrant Sanu
  • Miss Iraq Sarah Idan, Comedian Sophia Aram, Actress Tala Ashe, British television presenter Rachel Riley, Actor Pej Vahdat, Pianist Gabriela Montero, Philosopher Raphaël Enthoven, Australian writer Van Badham, Sports commentator Eddie Fleischman, Philanthropist Adam Milstein, Author and columnist Tavleen Singh, WatchYalla’s Hayvi Bouzo

Many journalists also liked or shared UN Watch’s tweets, including:

  • CNN national security correspondent Kylie Atwood, anchor John Avlon, & contributor Frida Ghitis, BBC’s Kasra Naji, New York Times investigative reporter Mike Forsythe, NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik
  • Iranian journalist Fardad Farahzad, Voice of America producer Saman Arbabi, Investigative journalist Jordan Schachtel
  • Toronto Sun columnists Lorrie Goldstein & Tarek Fatah
  • Sky News Australia host Rita Panahi
  • CBC News host Natasha Fatah
  • The Jerusalem Post contributing editor Lahav Harkov
  • Epoch Times senior editor Jan Jekielek
  • ABC Radio presenter Sabra Lane
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