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UN noon briefing Inner City Press is banned from for 527th day by @AntonioGuterres and @MelissaFlemingmat has started - with @UN_Spokesperson Farhan Haq having refused to answer about UN sex abuse cases, coverin up rapes like @StephDujarric - thread

@antonioguterres @UN_Spokesperson @StephDujarric @MatthewLeeICP @FUNCA_info @silas_atefor @AdamShawNY @SaraCarterDC @kristina_wong @allimadi Banned Inner City Press has asked #On Botswana, what are the comments and actions if any of SG @AntonioGuterres on that A Botswana ruling party member has said he took part in vote rigging - in which people voted twice - during the October election?

@antonioguterres @UN_Spokesperson @StephDujarric @MatthewLeeICP @FUNCA_info @silas_atefor @AdamShawNY @SaraCarterDC @kristina_wong @allimadi Banned Inner City Press asked On #Algeria, what are the comments and actions if any of SG Guterres on that Kaddour Chouicha was sentenced to one year in prison on charges that appeared to be related solely to his criticism of military and political authorities?

@antonioguterres @UN_Spokesperson @StephDujarric @MatthewLeeICP @FUNCA_info @silas_atefor @AdamShawNY @SaraCarterDC @kristina_wong @allimadi Banned Inner City Press asked, again, On UN sexual abuse, this is another request that you provide the "if asked" info about the new (Dec 9) sex abuse cases in CAR by #Gabon, #DRC & #Morocco UN "peacekeepers, & Dec 6 about Guterres' Office/Envoy for the Sahel

@antonioguterres @UN_Spokesperson @StephDujarric @MatthewLeeICP @FUNCA_info @silas_atefor @AdamShawNY @SaraCarterDC @kristina_wong @allimadi Banned Inner City Press again asked: explain this from MALU on 30 Aug 2019: "Matthew Lee Your media accreditation request is declined because accreditation was withdrawn on 17 Aug 2018." How it is possible that a media closely covering UN could be denied entry?

@antonioguterres @UN_Spokesperson @StephDujarric @MatthewLeeICP @FUNCA_info @silas_atefor @AdamShawNY @SaraCarterDC @kristina_wong @allimadi In briefing Inner City Press banned from @UN_Spokesperson Farhan Haq dodges again on Turkey's "deal" with Libya, saying if it needs to be registered, it will happen "in due course." What a punt. And Inner City Press banned, cannot ask follow up. #GuterresIsCorrupt

@antonioguterres @UN_Spokesperson @StephDujarric @MatthewLeeICP @FUNCA_info @silas_atefor @AdamShawNY @SaraCarterDC @kristina_wong @allimadi Now @UN_spokesperson Farhan Haq dodges another question by saying he'll ask @sotonino "who is with @AntonioGuterres right now."

So where is #LazySpox @StephDujarric, who had Inner City Press roughed up and banned, now 527 days? pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…