{"id":253822,"date":"2021-06-07T15:35:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T19:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=253822"},"modified":"2021-06-09T10:46:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T14:46:27","slug":"protests-in-sheikh-jarrah-neighbourhood-in-jerusalem-7-june-2021-daily-press-briefing-excerpts","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/protests-in-sheikh-jarrah-neighbourhood-in-jerusalem-7-june-2021-daily-press-briefing-excerpts\/","title":{"rendered":"Protests in Sheikh Jarrah Neighbourhood in Jerusalem \u2013 7 June 2021 Daily Press Briefing \u2013 (Excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"

7 JUNE 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today\u2019s noon briefing by St\u00e9phane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.<\/p>\n

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Questions and Answers<\/u><\/p>\n

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Question<\/u>:\u00a0 A little more concrete, I think.\u00a0 St\u00e9phane, an Al Jazeera journalist was arrested over the weekend covering protests in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.\u00a0 Other journalists have been arrested there.\u00a0 In this case, she was accused of not having proper credentials and assaulting a police officer, all of which the network and she strongly denies.\u00a0 I\u2019m just wondering if you are concerned about this trend, particularly in Sheikh Jarrah, but also, we saw what happened in Gaza with AP and Al Jazeera and so on.\u00a0 Do you have any reaction?<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 We are concerned.\u00a0 We saw those reports.\u00a0 We are concerned about the trend globally.\u00a0 I mean, we are seeing it in so many either in conflict zones or in places where there are demonstrations with the authorities or blocking journalists from doing their work, which is reporting.\u00a0 Journalists need to be protected everywhere.\u00a0 Abdelhamid?<\/p>\n

Correspondent<\/u>:\u00a0 Thank you, St\u00e9phane.\u00a0 And thank you, Saloomey, for taking the questions about Jarrah and Givara Budeiri.\u00a0 And I want to add that her camera was broken.\u00a0 She was roughed up by the police and there was an outcry for her release, and she was released.\u00a0 However, we didn\u2019t hear from any of the UN officials, or I don\u2019t know about.\u00a0 So, you can correct me if there was any statement, too.<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 I was asked the question Abdelhamid, and I reacted.\u00a0 Did you have another question?<\/p>\n

Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Yes.\u00a0 I do have two questions, in fact.\u00a0 Also, Mona el-Kurd and her brother, Mohammed, who became very well-known for their steadfastness and their [inaudible], both arrested and they were released also a day after when their father was sitting in front of Israeli Court.\u00a0 Also, I was expecting something to come from the UN about their arrest and I was disappointed again that the UN did not say anything, unless I don\u2019t know about it, and I will apologize if there was any statement.<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 Well, I mean, I think on the issue of Sheikh Jarrah, I think various UN entities, notably UNRWA (Â鶹APP Relief and Works Agency), has been very vocal.\u00a0 Mr.\u00a0[Philippe] Lazzarini visited the area not too long ago and we continue to follow the situation very closely.<\/p>\n

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For information media. Not an official record.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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