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Nataša Pirc Musar: Slovenia elects Melania Trump’s lawyer as its first female president

‘I believe in democracy, human rights, in tolerant dialogue. There is a lot of work to be done’

The Independent UK

Harry and Meghan: Professor criticises ‘blatantly ludicrous’ decision to give couple major human rights award

President Obama is among those to have previously received the award

The Independent UK

There may be no clear conscience with this World Cup but we can focus on Fifa

As we consume the football on show in Qatar despite knowing the brutal facts, we should at least force Fifa to make change

The Guardian - UK

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SA premier defends hosting Saudi-backed LIV Golf, calling critics ‘establishment monopolist forces’

Peter Malinauskas says LIV Golf competition will boost state’s economy but critics say it is an attempt to ‘sports wash Saudi Arabia’s human rights record’

The Guardian - AU

Dua Lipa denies she’s performing at the Qatar World Cup

Singer says she will not be playing at 2022 opening ceremony and would only perform in Qatar if it improves its human rights record

The Guardian - AU

Qatar’s migrant worker treatment a red card for World Cup

The reverberations of Qatar’s migrant worker deaths will linger over the upcoming World Cup. Whether it leads to real change rests with a few foreign powers.

360info

'Tensions boil at COP27 as activists arrested, forced into exile or silenced'

An investigation by Human Rights Watch found that sensitive topics, including industrial pollution – which contributes to thousands of premature deaths every year in Cairo – are all off limits at the summit, writes Nada Farhoud

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Slovenia elects Melania Trump’s lawyer as first woman president

Lawyer and human rights advocate Natasa Pirc Musar won Slovenia’s presidential election, defeating an ally of ousted nationalist leader Janez Jansa to become the European Union state’s first woman head of state.

Tribune News Service

Jamie Carragher gives priceless reaction to Gary Neville World Cup putdown

The former Manchester United man has been criticised for taking a job in Qatar despite being a vocal critic of their human rights record

Liverpool Echo

Dua Lipa dismisses reports she will perform at Qatar World Cup 2022

The New Rules singer said she will perform if the country improves its human rights record

Wales Online

Dua Lipa rubbishes reports she will perform at World Cup opening in Qatar

The chart-topping 27-year-old singer said she will play in the country if it improves its record on human rights.

The Independent UK

Sir Rod Stewart turned down almost £1million to perform in Qatar

The rocker said due to their human rights records "no amount of money" would get him over there.

Daily Record

The Guardian view on Qatar’s World Cup: sportwashing stains football’s image

Editorial: The tournament may highlight the Gulf state’s money and power – but it has also further exposed its human rights abuses

The Guardian - UK

Sir Rod Stewart snubs $1million offer to perform in Qatar over its human rights record

Sir Rod Stewart, 77, entered into the debate over the World Cup being hosted in the Gulf country, where homosexuality is illegal and can be punishable by death

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The Independent UK

Dua Lipa dismisses reports she will perform at Qatar World Cup

The 27-year-old singer maintains she will not visit Qatar until ‘it has fulfilled all the human rights pledges it made when it won the right to host’

Evening Standard

Dua Lipa hits out at Qatar’s human rights record in World Cup opening ceremony denial

Dua Lipa has denied reports she is set to perform at the World Cup 2022 opening ceremony, insisting she will not visit host nation Qatar until their human rights record improves.

The Guardian - UK

Iran is at war with its own people. Fifa won’t let that spoil their World Cup

By supplying military drones to Russia, the mullahs’ regime is killing at home and away. The national team’s presence in Qatar is sickening and shameful

Asharq Al-Awsat

Head of Iran’s Seminary Promises ‘Death’ to Turban Flippers

The head of the Iranian Seminary, Alireza Arafi, had vowed “death” to any protester transgressing against clerics in Iran at a time when the death toll of demonstrations that have rocked the cleric-led nation since Sept. 17 has risen to 336, according to human rights groups.

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The Guardian - AU

Leaked audio reveals cultural problems in Queensland police force, human rights commissioner says

Scott McDougall calls for independent scrutiny of police after recordings reveal racist and violent language at Brisbane watch house

The Guardian - US

A just transition depends on energy systems that work for everyone

Climate justice activists at Cop27 demand community-based renewable projects that work for the people, not corporations

Al Jazeera

Iran pushes back against protest scrutiny at the UN

The first UN Human Rights Council special meeting on Iran appears to be moving forward despite warnings by Tehran.

The National (Scotland)

Sport is not ‘apolitical’ when countries such as Qatar are hosting it

FOLLOWING the letter sent by Fifa to all nations competing in the World Cup asking them to “not allow football to be dragged into ideological or…

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: UK local councils deposit taxpayers’ cash in Qatar state bank

Town halls and finance firms say they support LGBT rights but send money to World Cup host where homosexuality is illegal

The Guardian - US

A night of ‘hell’: abortion activists on their ‘inhumane’ detention in DC

As abortion rights are rolled back, more citizens seeking access to reproductive healthcare may face similar treatment

Daily Mirror

Gary Lineker says "corrupt" World Cup makes him "queasy" – and explains why he's going

Gary Lineker will lead the BBC's coverage of the Qatar World Cup, despite thinking that the tournament bid was "corrupt" and admitting the hosts' human rights record makes him "queasy"

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