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World Cup organisers in Qatar respond to Australian players’ criticism, saying ‘no country is perfect’

Group running tournament praises Socceroos for raising awareness of human rights but does not address issue of same-sex relationships

The Guardian - AU

Dealing with a ‘bloody messy’ world – the urgent foreign policy challenges facing NZ

Since Jacinda Ardern described the state of world affairs as “bloody messy” earlier this year there have been few, if any, signs of improvement. Ukraine, China, nuclear proliferation and the lasting impacts of a global pandemic all present urgent, unresolved challenges.

The Conversation

Prince William 'not planning to travel to Qatar' for World Cup due to human rights row

Prince Wiiliam, who is President of the FA, had been expected to attend games in the Middle East in November as Gareth Southgate's England side compete in the World Cup

Daily Mirror

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Watch: Gunfire heard as protests continue in Mahabad, Iran

Video posted by the Kurdish group The Hengaw Human Rights Organization showed protests on Thursday in the Iranian northwestern city of Mahabad. The protests appeared to be sparked by the death of a man from gunshot wounds overnight. The video shows what the Hengaw Human Rights Organization described as the…

Evening Standard

Australia become first World Cup team to publicly slam Qatar's human rights record

Qatar are hosting the World Cup next month but are under the spotlight for their treatment of migrant workers and LGBT+ people and Australia have drawn attention to it with a strong statement

Daily Mirror

VAR sending Antonio Conte’s canopy spinning around at high speed

In today’s Fiver: Antonio Conte, human rights and more

The Guardian - UK

Schools warned it could be 'unlawful' to ban minority pupils' hairstyles

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said policies which ban certain styles without making exceptions on racial grounds “are likely to be unlawful”

Daily Mirror

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Investigation launched into 'secret Chinese police station' operating in Glasgow

A human rights group has warned Chinese security agents are operating from a base in Glasgow city centre.

Daily Record

F1 faces legal challenge over Bahrain contract and sportswashing

Formula One faces a legal complaint accusing it of breaching OECD guidelines after the sport concluded a deal this year extending its contract to hold races in Bahrain until 2036

The Guardian - UK

Fears raised for Qataris if they support LGBTQ+ rights during World Cup

Residents of Qatar face the risk of persecution if they show their support for LGBTQ+ rights during the World Cup, Human Rights Watch has warned

The Guardian - UK

Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: Amnesty International accuses all parties of abuses

In tonight's edition: As peace talks over Ethiopia's war continue in South Africa, Amnesty International accuses all parties in the conflict of abuses and human rights violations. Also, security is top of the agenda for Burkina Faso as its new government gets going with plans to tackle the jihadist insurgency.…

France 24

Australia become first World Cup squad to publicly condemn Qatar’s human rights record

Australia have become the first World Cup team to collectively criticise Qatar’s human rights record.

Evening Standard

Australia first World Cup team to release players’ statement criticising Qatar

The National (Scotland)

How Putin and Xi Are Trying to Break Global Human Rights

In their own way, Russia and China are threatening the world’s system for defending human rights.

Foreign Policy

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The Independent UK

‘These are basic human rights’: Australia becomes first World Cup country to criticise hosts Qatar

Players called for the decriminalization of all same-sex relationships as a lasting legacy of the controversial tournament

Asharq Al-Awsat

Canada Repatriates 2 women, 2 Children from Syria Camps

Canada has repatriated two women and two children from camps in Syria holding family members of suspected ISIS militants, and charged one with supporting terrorism, officials said Wednesday. This followed years of pressure on Ottawa -- which long refused for security reasons to repatriate as many as 50 Canadians believed…

The Guardian - US

Open letter to top publisher condemns $2m Amy Coney Barrett book deal

More than 250 literary figures protest against acquisition by Penguin Random House of book by conservative US supreme court justice

Wales Online

Australia football team first to release statement criticising Qatar ahead of World Cup

Players from their World Cup squad appear in a video condemning the country's record on human rights

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The Independent UK

Socceroos' video seeks real legacies from World Cup in Qatar

The Australian men’s soccer team has issued a three-minute video highlighting Qatar’s human rights record involving the treatment of foreign workers and restrictions on the LGBTQI+ community and demanding genuine reform as a legacy of the Gulf country’s staging of the World Cup

The Guardian - UK

Christmas TV ad boom goes cold over cost of living and Qatar concerns

Advertisers trim budgets amid jitters over World Cup host’s human rights record and appearing ‘tone-deaf’ to austerity

Daily Mirror

Pupils should not be stopped from wearing natural Afro styles at school, watchdog rules

The Equality and Human Rights Commission stressed uniform policies that ban certain hairstyles without exceptions on racial grounds “are likely to be unlawful”

The New Daily

Socceroos call out Qatar over human rights ahead of World Cup

The Socceroos are calling for Qatar to decriminalise same-sex relationships and honour workers' rights in a politically charged message ahead of the World Cup.

The Guardian - AU

Socceroos make collective statement to speak out about Qatar’s human rights record

The Socceroos, including their captain Mat Ryan, have issued a strong collective statement of protest over the human rights record of Qatar

ABC News

Socceroos call on Qatar to decriminalise same-sex relationships on eve of FIFA World Cup

In a video released less than a month before the World Cup, Socceroos players speak about what they have learned over the years about the human rights situation in Qatar.

Al Jazeera

Canada repatriates two women, two children from northeast Syria

Rights groups are calling on Canada to bring back all citizens held in ‘inhumane’ conditions in Syria’s detention camps.

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