France skipper Hugo Lloris has confirmed that he will not join other European national team captains in wearing an anti-discrimination armband during the World Cup in Qatar. Lloris had previously refused to say if he would participate in the initiative…
Qatar World Cup ambassador criticised for ‘harmful’ homosexuality comments
Remarks by a Qatar World Cup ambassador have been called “harmful and unacceptable” after he described homosexuality as “damage in the mind”. Khalid Salman, a former Qatar international footballer, made the comments in an interview with the German broadcaster ZDF.…
FIFA pleads with Qatar World Cup participants to “focus on football”
FIFA has written to 2022 World Cup participating teams urging them to focus on the football in Qatar and not let the sport be dragged into ideological or political “battles”. The letter from FIFA president Gianni Infantino and the governing…
2 pub owners in Germany to boycott screening Qatar World Cup games
Two pub owners in Germany will not be showing matches from the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. They said they took the decision from “an ethical standpoint” given the Gulf state’s record on human rights. Qatar, the first Middle…
Nationwide protests in Iran continue for 33rd straight day
Nationwide demonstrations in Iran following the death of a young woman in police custody continued for a 33rd consecutive day, with overnight protests in Tehran, Sanandaj and Dehgolan, as citizens chanted “Death to Khamenei,” and students held rallies at several…
Lizzie Cundy ‘disappointed’ with England and urges people to snub World Cup in Qatar
Lizzie Cundy has hit out at the England football team for taking part in this year’s World Cup as it’s being held in Qatar. The former WAG, who was married to former footballer and TalkSport presenter Jason Cundy for eight…
Nobel Peace Prize goes to rights advocates from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
Human rights organizations from Ukraine and Russia, as well as rights advocate Ales Bialiatski of Belarus, have won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Rights campaigner Ales Bialiatski of Belarus, Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization…
Venezuela rejects UN report detailing torture, rights abuses
Venezuela’s government on Monday rejected a report by independent experts working with the United Nations’ top human rights body who alleged President Nicolas Maduro had personally ordered the detention of government opponents, who endured electric shocks, asphyxiation and other cruel…
Blinken in Rwanda to discuss Congo tensions, human rights
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Rwanda, the last stop on his three-nation tour of Africa where he has articulated Washington’s new strategy for engaging with sub-Saharan African nations as “equal partners.” Blinken comes to Rwanda at a…
Should people truly be forced to get vaccinated?
In the last few weeks, my colleagues and I have been inundated with survivor stories from victims of Covid-19. We got stories about people who thought they would die but somehow, escaped death literally by the skin of their teeth.…
