World Cup digest: Minister wants holders to make voices heard on human rights
The French sports minister urged the national football team on Thursday to make themselves heard amid a row over FIFA's threat of sanctions for the OneLove armband.
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French cities ban big screens, fan zones for World Cup games to protest Qatar's human rights record
LYON: Defending champions France may have won their World Cup opening match in Qatar, but there has been less of a festive atmosphere back home this time.
Ajunwa listed for South East Sports, Humanitarian Merit Award
[FILES] Ex-olympian, Chioma Ajunwa. Photo: CNN
Denmark 'will not be silenced' over human rights in Qatar, says coach
Denmark manager Kasper Hjulmand said Friday his team will not be silenced over the issue of human rights at the Qatar World Cup and hopes the tournament can spark reforms in football.
Germany "irritated" by FIFA over human rights in Qatar, Iran
AL RUWAIS, Qatar : Germany's decision not to back FIFA President Gianni Infantino's re-election next year was a result of the soccer' body's handling of human rights issues at World Cup hosts Qatar and its failure to take a stand on Iran, German Football Association (DFB) chief Bernd Neuendorf said on Friday.
US team tell service members they are also in Qatar defending human rights
DOHA : The United States will do their part to defend human rights at the Qatar World Cup saying on Wednesday they would draw inspiration from American service members who had come to watch them train.
Greenhouse gas concentrations higher than in all of human civilisation
The latest data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that Europe just had the warmest October on record, with temperatures almost two degrees above the 1991-2020 average.
