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US viewers accuse Fox Sports of ‘shilling for Qatar’ amid glowing World Cup coverage

US viewers have criticized Fox Sports after its broadcast of the opening day of the World Cup ignored the host country’s human rights record

The Guardian - US · Nov 20, 2022

Viewers were disappointed that Fox’s World Cup coverage ignored Qatar’s awful human rights record

A STARK contrast from other broadcasters.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 20, 2022

What are the rule changes at the 2022 FIFA World Cup?

There will be a few changes on the field for the 22nd edition of the World Cup

Liverpool Echo · Nov 20, 2022

Dozens of ‘children killed during anti-government protests’ in Iran

At least 58 children have been killed in Iran since protests against the regime started two months ago, according to a human rights group.

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2022

Hebe de Bonafini, the mother who defied Argentina's dictatorship, dies at 93

Hebe de Bonafini, the iconic co-founder of Argentina's Mothers of Plaza de Mayo and a staunch fighter against the human rights violations committed during the country's military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s, died on Sunday at the age of 93.

Reuters · Nov 20, 2022

Mayor Marvin Rees calls Qatar World Cup a 'stitch-up' that killed thousands of workers

"Football coming home again this winter would pale against the fact that so many workers won’t be"

Bristol Post · Nov 20, 2022

Gary Lineker's hard-hitting opening World Cup speech as he addresses Qatar's human rights issues

The BBC presenter delivered a stern opening salvo as the broadcaster started its World Cup coverage in earnest

Wales Online · Nov 20, 2022

NHRC seeks report from Odisha DGP over alleged fake encounter

BHUBANESWAR: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action taken report from director general of police (DGP), Odisha over alleged fake encounter by police in Baipariguda area of Koraput district that had taken place late on November 10 night.

The Times of India · Nov 20, 2022

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar begins, warts and all

Ever since FIFA awarded the world's biggest sporting event to Qatar in 2010, the soccer tournament has been clouded by bribery, migrant deaths and questions about the country's human rights record.

WEKU · Nov 20, 2022

Eric Levy obituary

Other lives: Activist and human rights campaigner who travelled to Iraq as a ‘human shield’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2022