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UN : The «Hirak» makes it to the press briefing of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General

A few days ago and with the help of an American journalist, the «Hirak» has been one of the topics discussed at the daily press briefing of the spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary General. Details.

Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesperson of the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres./Ph. DR
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The «Hirak» has been one of the topics discussed by the UN Secretary General spokesperson. A step executed by the American journalist, Matthew Russell Lee who submitted for several times questions about the protest movement in Al Hoceima before Stephan Dujarric.

Thus, on the 7th of June, he asked whether the events in Al Hoceima had been examined by the United Nations Department of Political Affairs. After a dialogue of the deaf, Dujarric abruptly put an end to the discussion stressing that he «has nothing to share» with the editor of Innercitypress.

The next day, Lee came back asking the same question without getting a convincing answer. Not at all discouraged by the aviodance of the UN spokesperson the day before, the American journalist again questioned Dujarric on the «Hirak». «You know, of course, as a matter of principle, we believe everywhere that people have a right to demonstrate peacefully, but, more specifically, I have nothing to share with you», the official replied.

A communication campaign that supports Said Chaou letter to Antonio Guterres

For the past few days, Lee has not missed the daily press conferences of the UN Secretary General spokesperson or his deputy to report the arrests of members of the «Hirak» movement. A commitment that occures, strangely, the same time as the letter sent by the «18 September Movement for the Independence of the Rif» to Antonio Guterres soliciting his intervention to send a team to monitor human rights in the region.

For the record, the day after the death of Mohcine Fikri, Stephan Dujarric replied to a question asked by Russel Lee commenting on the tragic incident saying : «of course we are keeping an eye on the situation».

Before being interested in the situation of the Rif, the American journalist has showered Dujarric and Al Haq with questions about human rights in Western Sahara and the «exploitation of natural resources» of the region by Morocco.

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