UN chief Antonio Guterres urges Sudan to respect freedom of the press

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres talks to the media during a press conference at Nariño presidential palace in Bogota, on November 24, 2021. PHOTO | AFP

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United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urged authorities in Sudan to respect freedom of expression and the press, calling the coup-stricken country hostile to journalists in a report submitted Friday to the Security Council.