World Cup 2022

Editorial by Jérôme Cazadieu on the World Cup in Qatar: fact-finding mission

It is an (old) debate that agitates the media, crystallizes criticism of human rights defenders and tenses politicians from all sides, sometimes with populist overtones. Should we boycott an international competition when it is organized by a country that does not respect democratic norms? Since the World Cup in Argentina in 1978, played under the …

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Qatar: the FFF denounces a “stigmatization campaign” by Amnesty International

The last “Letter to the Blues” published by Amnesty International France brought the FFF out of its silence on the NGO’s criticism of its consideration of “human rights in Qatar”, host of the next World Cup (November 20-December 18). In a statement sent to The team East On Friday night, the FFF responded to Amnesty, …

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