UN Watch was quoted in multiple media outlets during October 2022 on topics including: Venezuela’s campaign to stay on the UN Human Rights Council, UN Watch’s accusation of discrimination against a top UN official, antisemitism in the UN, and protests in Iran.

Featured in MSNBC, “Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi’s bravery is likely to be met by Iran’s cruelty,” October 20, 2022:

Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi garnered international attention after competing without a hijab on Sunday during the International Federation of Sport Climbing’s Asian Championships in Seoul, South Korea. Iranian women are required by law to wear hijab outside the country when officially representing Iran.

Rekabi’s fate remains unclear though the day after the competition, Hillel Neuer, human rights activist and executive director of human rights watchdog group UN Watch, tweeted that Rekabi was going to be taken to Evin prison upon her return, which Iran Wire also reported. One of Iran’s most notorious prisons, Evin contains many of the country’s political prisoners. It, too, made international headlines this weekend after a fire broke out Saturday and at least eight inmates died. (State media has attempted to frame the incident as unrelated to the uprisings, but in video footage from outside the prison, one can hear gunshots, screams and explosions, indicative of protests.)

Featured in The Miami Herald, “U.N. Will Make a Mockery of Itself if it Reelects Venezuela to Human Rights Council,”...

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