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Amnesty International sends ‘sportswashing’ warning to Aston Villa over new Visit Rwanda sponsorship deal

Aston Villa announced a new sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Jul 14

Aryna Sabalenka has no issues playing in Saudi Arabia but Coco Gauff ‘concerned’

The WTA Finals will be held in Riyadh for the next three years.

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024

The reality behind a fight in Saudi Arabia: human rights abuses shadow Fury’s visit

It is difficult to be indignant about simple sporting greed, when activists claim police repression of women is worse than ever at the heart of Saudi society

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2023

Leading men’s tennis players urged to speak out at Saudi event by Amnesty

Top players appearing at the Diriyah Tennis Cup have been urged by Amnesty International to speak up against Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2022

Amnesty International warns Fifa over potential Saudi Arabia World Cup bid

The Middle Eastern country is reportedly interested in hosting the finals in 2030.

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022

Beckham berated for video praising Qatar

Human rights campaigners on Thursday slammed David Beckham for fronting a glossy publicity campaign praising World Cup host Qatar as “perfection”, despite concerns over its rights record.

Bangkok Post · Sep 1, 2022

Amnesty International slams Greg Norman over 'seriously misguided' Jamal Khashoggi comment

Greg Norman, the chief executive of Saudi-backed LIV Golf Investments, has come under fire for his comments on the assassination of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Daily Mirror · May 13, 2022