Qatar has faced years of criticism for its widely documented human rights abuses and accusations of bribery after FIFA awarded it the hosting rights to this year’s World Cup soccer tournament.
that the global concerns about his country were “unprecedented” and implied that racism against Arab states was to blame.
“The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela categorically rejects the widespread strong criticism that the State of Qatar has faced after it was announced that it would host the 22nd edition of the Soccer World Cup,” Nicolás Maduro’s socialist dictatorship proclaimed last week, “which has deepened as it approaches the date of its celebration, and that undermines the hard work done by the Gulf nation.
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