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Sep 21 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Over the past five days, heroes in dozens of cities across Iran have risked their lives to demand women's rights, human dignity, and freedom; at least 7 protesters were killed, 450 injured & 500 arrested; and @Amnesty has written 0 tweets on this. ➡️twitter.com/search?q=from%…
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As seen in the link above, I'm referring to Amnesty International's main account: @amnesty. It's where the organization posts its priority issues. And @amnesty has written 0 on the Iran protests. All they did was retweet a post on Iran from their MENA account—dated September 16.
Let me be clear: I know there are many people connected to Amnesty International who care passionately for the heroic protesters in Iran, and who are doing amazing work. But if Amnesty's primary Twitter account is an indication, it seems that the leadership is burying the story.
Here's another metric: as the head of UN Watch, I've written 26 tweets on the Iran protests since Mahsa Amini was killed, and shared dozens more. The head of Amnesty International, Ms. Agnes Callamard, has done 2.

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