Argentine TV station TV Publica de Argentina allege FIFA ordered it to remove a ribbon of respect from its World Cup coverage following the death of Hebe de Bonafini.
Argentine activist Hebe de Bonafini passed away on Sunday at the age of 93. She was one of the founders of the Association of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo – an organisation set up by mothers of sons who went missing during the National Reorganization Process under the nation's military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983.
Argentina's public TV station included a black ribbon of respect for her death across its coverage, including during the broadcast of the World Cup opener – where Ecuador defeated host nation Qatar 2-0. However, it was later removed from subsequent World Cup matches.
