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Econometer: By 2026, could US viewership of the World Cup exceed the Super Bowl?

The World Cup seems to have shaken off some of the controversy over working conditions in Qatar and human rights as viewership is up, especially in the United States.

Tribune News Service

Snow Patrol: Watch as Gary Lightbody gives powerful speech at Northern Ireland human rights talk

'The heating crisis, the food poverty crisis, or myriad other crises - during all that mayhem is not the time to shut down'

Belfast Live

CIA keeps working with abusive forces

Intelligence agencies exempt from law banning support for foreign security forces that commit human rights abuses

Salon

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A Narrow Escape, a Massacre, an Invite to Washington

U.S. officials hatched a plan to smuggle Chad’s pro-democracy leader to safety—while Washington planned to fete his tormentor.

Foreign Policy

Migrant Workers ‘Fulfilled the Beauty of Qatar.’ In Return: Debt and Death.

Before Messi and Mbappe and the lavish hotel shaped like crossed swords, there were waves and waves of mistreated laborers. As the World Cup is settled, remember their story.

Sports Illustrated

Iranian regime U-turns on decision to execute 16-year-old girl as crowd demands release

Sonia Sharifi, 16, was set to be killed yesterday, but was thankfully released from Ilam prison in western Iran at around 3pm after being held there for a month

Daily Mirror

Iran: dissent by public figures has amplified the protest across the country – and the world

Iran’s Islamic Republic continues to violently suppress ongoing pro-democracy protests, which broke out in September in response to the killing of a young woman who had been arrested for not wearing a proper head covering. According to the NGO Iran Human Rights at least 458 protesters have been killed, including…

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UN human rights expert hails Scotland's gender recognition reform plans

PLANS to reform gender recognition laws in Scotland have been hailed by a UN human rights expert.

The National (Scotland)

Yemeni Report Accuses Houthis of Committing 2,660 Health Sector Violations in Marib

A recent Yemen human rights report accused the Houthis of committing more than 2,660 violations against the health sector in the Marib governorate.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Macron returns to Qatar for love of sport, despite criticism

French President Emmanuel Macron is about to jet off to Qatar for the second time in a week, despite broad concerns about the emirate’s human rights and environmental record

The Independent UK

Explainer-When are attacks on civilian infrastructure war crimes?

Russia's attacks on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, including energy facilities, have been described as possible war crimes by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Amnesty International.

Reuters

China v Jimmy Lai: a tycoon, a trial and the erosion of Hong Kong’s rule of law

The pro-democracy figure has been subjected to a ‘travesty of justice’ because the Communist party regards his power as a threat, experts believe

The Guardian - UK

Former Peru president ordered to remain in custody for 18 months as protest death toll rises

Country’s human rights office calls for armed forces to cease the use of firearms and teargas

The Guardian - AU

Joe Lycett fans slam David Beckham's 'cop out' response to Qatar World Cup criticism

David Beckham has been heavily criticised by Joe Lycett for his involvement in the 2022 World Cup, given Qatar’s poor human rights record

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David Beckham finally responds to Joe Lycett after money-shredding stunt for Qatar role

David Beckham has been heavily criticised by Joe Lycett for his involvement in the 2022 World Cup, given Qatar’s poor human rights record

Reuters

EU countries must do more to tackle secret China police stations - NGO

EU countries are failing to provide a united front against the threat posed by dozens of secret Chinese "service stations" on their soil, a human rights group behind the exposure of the alleged facilities said on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

MPs seek answers from UK gov’t about Rapid Action Battalion trips

Call for ‘clear answers’ comes after Al Jazeera revealed notorious Bangladeshi unit travelled to UK for spy training.

The Independent UK

El Salvador congress extends gang crackdown yet again

The congress of El Salvador has voted to extend President Nayib Bukele's emergency powers to crack down on gangs for yet another month

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Reuters

UN rights chief warns of 'serious deterioration' in Ukraine if strikes continue

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Thursday that further strikes on Ukraine's infrastructure could lead to a serious deterioration of the humanitarian situation and spark further displacement.

Al Jazeera

Cameroonian families torn apart by Anglophone crisis detentions

Six years into a crisis between Cameroon’s Francophone gov’t and its two anglophone regions, families bear the brunt.

Salon

First Nations get conservation

Guardian programs offer one example of how governments can work with Indigenous peoples

Evening Standard

All those in favour say Ai

For much of his life, Ai Weiwei has fought the oppression of the Chinese Communist Party. As he signs sheets of A4 in invisible ink at Speakers’ Corner — a reference to the protests currently going on in his home country — Kate Wills heads down to meet him

Asharq Al-Awsat

Human Rights Groups Accuse Iran’s Regime of Using Capital Punishment to Spread Fear

Iranian authorities are using capital punishment to intimidate and suppress protesters who have been demonstrating since mid-September, according to prominent human rights groups. There are about 20 Iranians facing the threat of death row.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian investigators uncover children’s cell in Russian ‘torture chamber’

Ukrainian parliament commissioner for human rights says they found ‘10 torture chambers in Kherson region’

Bangkok Post

Women ‘acting like men’ face jail in Malaysian state

A recent move by a Malaysian state to punish Muslim women for out-of-wedlock pregnancies and donning men’s clothing has drawn the ire of human rights activists.

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