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‘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

The Independent UK

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

The Guardian - US

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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

Wales Online

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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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”

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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 New Daily

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

The Guardian - AU

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.

ABC News

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.

Al Jazeera

Meet the ACT nominees for the Australian of the Year Awards

Sixteen inspiring residents are in the running for ACT Australian of the Year Awards.

The Canberra Times

'Quiet diplomacy' questions after NZ couple released from Iran

News of a NZ couple's release from detention has been welcomed - but was a media blackout necessary?

Newsroom.co.nz

UN urges Malaysia to stop forced return of refugees to Myanmar

The UN human rights chief urged Malaysia on Wednesday to stop forcing refugees to return to Myanmar, expressing concern over the continued deportation of more than a hundred Myanmar nationals despite some being at risk of persecution in their home country.

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Bristol woman fears for her family in Afghanistan and criticises government's resettlement scheme

"Life is hell for them"

Liverpool Echo

Merseyside LGBTQ+ football fans show solidarity with UK activist 'arrested' in Qatar

With the World Cup fast approaching all eyes are on the host nation and its laws regarding homosexuality

France 24

Clashes erupt between Iranian security forces and protesters marking Mahsa Amini’s death

Iranian security forces opened fire on protesters who massed in their thousands on Wednesday in Mahsa Amini’s hometown to mark 40 days since her death, a human rights group said.

The Guardian - UK

UK minister criticised over call for gay World Cup fans to show respect in Qatar

James Cleverly says ‘flex and compromise’ needed on both sides in country that criminalises homosexuality

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The National (Scotland)

UK Foreign Secretary slated over 'abhorrent' comments on LGBT+ football fans

THE UK Foreign Secretary has been slated for suggesting LGBT+ football fans heading to the World Cup in Qatar should be “respectful of the host…

Daily Mirror

Foreign Secretary branded 'tone deaf' for Qatar 'compromise' comments to LGBT fans

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said lesbian, gay, bi and transgender football fans should show “a little bit of flex” and “be respectful of the host nation” of Qatar, where gay sex is illegal

The Independent UK

Cleverly under fire for urging LGBT fans to ‘respect’ Qatar at World Cup

Peter Tatchell, who was questioned by Qatari police over an LGBT protest, said the Foreign Secretary should instead condemn its human rights abuses.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Germany Tightens Entry Restrictions on Iran over Rights Situation

Germany is tightening entry restrictions on Iran beyond an already announced EU sanctions package in response to the human rights situation in the country, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said in a statement on Wednesday. In future, national visas will be issued to holders of service and diplomatic passports only…

The Independent UK

LGBT football fans should ‘flex and compromise’ at Qatar World Cup, James Cleverly claims

Homosexuality is illegal in the Gulf state which will host the World Cup next month

Reuters

Germany tightens entry restrictions on Iran over rights situation

The Independent UK

Cleverly urges LGBT football fans to be ‘respectful’ of Qatar at World Cup

It comes after campaigner Peter Tatchell said he was arrested in the Gulf state over an LGBTQ+ protest.

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