A gay man who has previously living in Qatar has claimed he was 'hunted' by the country's police force before being gang-raped in a hotel room.
Qatar will controversially host the upcoming World Cup, despite its appalling record on human rights. One of the biggest concerns about the Middle East country is its laws which outlaw homosexuality, with LGBT+ people in the country at risk of imprisonment or even the death penalty.
While Nasser Al Khater, who is in charge of delivering the tournament, has frequently insisted that "everyone is welcome" in Qatar, those claims have been challenged. LGBT+ people who have lived in Qatar have revealed the true horror of the prejudice the community faces in the country.
