What is the first World Cup in history in the Middle East has sparked numerous controversies and protests by various social actors, from an environmental point of view and also in terms of human rights.
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This Sunday, the opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup took place at the Qatar stadium Al Bayt Al Khor, scene of the first match between the host team and Ecuador. The tournament will run for four weeks, until December 18.
Which unleashed the first football World Cup in history in the Middle East many controversies and protests by different social actors, both from an environmental point of view and in terms of human rights.
The opening ceremony was attended, alongside the top leaders of world football led by Switzerland’s Gianni Infantino, personalities such as the presidents of Turkey, Recipe Tayyip ErdoganEgypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sissiof the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmud Abbasthe crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salmanand the Executive Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez.
The actor Morgan Freemanwho played an important role at the start has assured that “football goes around the world and that what unites nations also unites communities”.
For his part, the singer Jungkooka member of the South Korean group BTS, along with the Qatari singer performed “Dreamers”, a song included in the official World Cup soundtrack fahad al kubaisiwhich, according to the organizers, also presupposes a call for the unity of “all humanity, bridging the differences through humanism, respect and inclusion”.
Activists in Paris: “FIFA kills”
A group of activists has hung a banner with the text FIFA deadly. World Cup 2022: 6,500 dead’ for short minutes on the Pont des Arts, one of the most famous bridges over the River Seine in Paris, in protest at the thousands of guest workers who died in Qatar to build the World Cup.
The authorship of this short-lived protest action corresponds to the French collective “Les Dégommeuses”, which presents itself as a football team composed mainly of lesbians and transgender people whose aim is to combat discrimination.
The few minutes that the banner was visible – 16 meters long and 4 meters high – attracted the attention of some passers-by and tourists. The activists also lit red and green torches.
Banner on the Pont des Arts. Photo: EFE
In addition, the groups “Le bruit qui court”, “Carton rouge Qatar” and “Fridays for future” have approached the Place de la République in Paris and climbed to dress the image of women that symbolizes the French Republic. they have dressed in a t-shirt with the motto “Qatar is Full of Death”.
Around the statue, several punctured footballs were meant to embody the lives lost in the construction of Qatar’s World Cup facilities.
Activists protest at the Place de la République in Paris. Photo: EFE
Also in Germany The boycott movement against the World Cup has gained momentum. More than half of Germans say they will not watch the matches and many bars have decided not to broadcast the match as a sign of denunciation of human rights abuses in the country hosting the World Cup.
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