| On Tunisia
US Expresses Concern But UN Refuses to
Answer Press Q Under Guterres
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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UN GATE, July 26
– Amid what some are calling a
coup in Tunisia, Inner City
Press on the morning of July
26 in writing asked UN
Spokespeople Farhan Haq and
Melissa Fleming (Stephane
Dujarric is on a third week of
vacation) the following
question:
"On Tunisia, what
are the comments and actions
if any of SG Guterres on that
Tunisia's president has sacked
the PM and suspended
parliament, after violent mass
protests nationwide on
Sunday. Anger over the
government's handling of a
massive recent spike in Covid
cases has added to general
unrest over the nation's
economic and social
turmoil. President Kais
Saied, who was elected in
2019, announced he was taking
over."
But Farhan
Haq refused to answer that
question, as he has for days
refused to answer Inner City
Press' written request for
if-asked information he has
about new UN rapes, including
a child rape in DRC. This as
Antonio Guterres bans Inner
City Press for the 1220th day.
His UN has become a corrupt
cover-up.
Later the US State Department
said: "The United States is
closely monitoring
developments in Tunisia.
We have been in contact with
Tunisian government officials
to stress that solutions to
Tunisia’s political and
economic troubles should be
based on the Tunisian
constitution and the
principles of democracy, human
rights, and freedom. We
have been clear in urging all
parties to avoid taking any
actions that could stifle
democratic discourse or lead
to violence. We are
particularly troubled by
reports that media offices
have been closed and urge
scrupulous respect for freedom
of expression and other civil
rights. Tunisia must not
squander its democratic
gains. The United States
will continue to stand on the
side of Tunisia’s democracy."
But what has the
US State Department and US
Mission done about Guterres'
censorship? Watch this site.
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