On UNGA Day 1 Guterres Spox Dujarric Lies As He Bans Inner City Press

On UNGA Day 1 Guterres Spox Dujarric Lies As He Bans Inner City Press by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack UN GATE / SDNY, Sept 21 – For this 2026 UN General Assembly, the last of Antonio Guterres' desultory tenure, Inner City Press banned by Guterres applied on July 25 to re-enter and cover the speeches and section of next UNSG. No response. On September 20 UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric had Inner City Press removed even from a Zoom briefing, video here.    So Inner City Press will cover it from the gate. On September 21 Dujarric stood before largely state media and lied, saying (annotated in CAPS) "The Secretary-General is a firm believer in the freedom of the press. I mean, I think he began his comments to you during the press conference, or either ended them by thanking you, by thanking the media for doing your job. We do not believe in putting any restrictions on which journalists can attend this briefing." THAT IS ABSOLUTELY FALSE - INNER CITY PRESS APPLIED ON JULY 25, 2026, NO REPLY BY MELISSA FLEMING, MALU "I sit here. I'll answer any questions." FALSE. DUJARRIC EVEN SAID ON CAMERA HE WOULD ANSWER INNER CITY PRESS WRITTEN QUESTIONS, here. HE HAS NOT. "We will never do anything that will limit the press's freedom to report in this building. Thank you. Yes, sir, now I'll get to you, Benny." BEYOND DISAPPOINTING: IRREDEEMABLE. Newly on the September 22 speakers list is Croatia, here on UN corruption, just before Guterres had Inner City Press roughed up and banned: UN Briber Patrick Ho In Appeal Reveals More Lobbying In UN For China Met Croatia President No Audit (July 13, 2019) — In appeal filings, convicted UN briber Patrick Ho's lobbying activities on China's behalf were shown to have included a meeting with Croatia's president, part of a broader pattern the underlying UN audit failed to capture. Watch this site. More on X for Subscribers here & Substack here *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com