The first World Cup in the Middle East is only one month away. ⚽
have been supporting protests at home following the death of a 22-year-old woman after being detained by the morality police.their captains will wear an armband with a heart-shaped, multi-colored design at games to support the “One Love” campaign against discrimination.
“With the World Cup looming, the job of protecting migrant workers from exploitation is only half done, while that of compensating those who have suffered abuses has barely started,” said Steve Cockburn, the head of economic and social justice at Amnesty International.open to talks on remedy and reparations
“As you look around the country today, at the state-of-the-art stadiums, the training pitches, the metro, the wider infrastructure, everything is ready and everyone is welcome,” said Infantino, who moved from Zurich to live in Doha for the final year of preparations. This year's World Cup will be hosted on the smallest territory since Switzerland in 1954 and will uniquely have most of the fans living together in one city.
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