Depth of the financial crisis in the tiny Gulf emirate revealed by the Qatari response to human rights violations against foreign workers, who held few days ago a strike in the infrastructure projects of the 2022 World Cup. The government liaison office in Qatar issued a confusing and elusive statement saying it was about “the… Continua a leggere
By Souad Sbai Platini was released after being questioned over the World Cup, whose organization was assigned to Qatar, saying he answered everything calmly. Over former UEFA president remains the shadow of the lunch with Sarkozy and Al Thani that took place a few days after the official Qatar’s investiture that spills rivers of money… Continua a leggere
By Souad Sbai Former UEFA president, Michel Platini was detained and questioned in Nanterre, Paris, reported Platini’s lawyers. He arrived at the office of the Anti-Corruption Department of the Judicial Police as a witness. There is no need to rejoice over what happened and there is no reason to address the issue from the point… Continua a leggere
Alma Mater Hospital, “Rome’s Public Prosecutor will shed light on the matter, but beware of Qatar’s attempts to tamper with the evidences”. This was stated in a note by Souad Sbai, President of the Averroes Study Center and of the Moroccan Women’s Association in Italy. Global Migration Compact It has long been known that the… Continua a leggere
Shocking revelations brought to light by an investigative report on Qatar’s World Cup preparations by German broadcaster WDR have been referred to as “serious allegations” by football’s governing body FIFA. WDR journalist Benjamin Best went in without the approval of the Qatari government, armed with a hidden camera, to shed light on the human cost… Continua a leggere
Slogging away in blistering heat in Qatar, an army of workers is doing the graft so the super-rich nation can bask in the glory of hosting the World Cup in 2022, reported Daily Mirror. Many of the 28,000 people building 7 new stadiums and infrastructure earn the equivalent of just 82p an hour. That paltry… Continua a leggere
Qatar secretly offered $400m to Fifa just 21 days before they were awarded the 2022 World Cup, leaked files appear to show. The documents, seen by The Sunday Times, reportedly reveal that executives from the Qatari state-run broadcaster Al Jazeera – that was owned and controlled by Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani… Continua a leggere
Ritubhan Gautam has wrote for “The News Minute” on the importance of India stepping up its efforts to protect its workers in Qatar, notorious because they live human rights violations, unsafe working conditions, squalid living conditions and confiscations of passports among others. In April 2016, Jaleshwar Prasad, a 48-year-old Indian construction worker died of a… Continua a leggere
A report by an Irish researcher criticized the ongoing attempts of the Qatari regime to appear as if Doha were more modern and liberal than its neighbors. In his piece, published in Irish Times, Michael Foley pointed out that Qatar’s dualism between the conservatism and modernity will be revealed in the 2022 World Cup. Qatar… Continua a leggere
Sherpa said it was lodging its complaint against Vinci in France together with another non-governmental organisation CCEM (Committee against modern slavery) and six former Vinci workers from India and Nepal, reported Reuters. The allegations are leveled at Vinci’s Construction Grand Projets division as well as its QDVC unit, which is 51 percent owned by Qatari… Continua a leggere
By Souad Sbai With veil and without veil, alone or accompanied, scarves around the neck and waving flags: they were the real winners of the Italian Supercup that took place in Jeddah: Saudi women. The winners despite the detractors by profession, especially those who fueled the controversy on behalf of other countries, wishing the failure… Continua a leggere
By Souad Sbai Fighting against the accomplice indifference of politics and institutions, the sport challenges the arrogance of the emirs of Qatar. Riku Riski, a Finnish footballer, has announced that he will not participate in the meeting to be held in Doha between his national team and Sweden to protest against human rights violations committed… Continua a leggere
An Amnesty International report on Wednesday exposed how an engineering company involved in building 2022 FIFA World Cup stadium in Qatar did not pay its workers, and exploited many of them. The company, Mercury MENA, “failed to pay its workers thousands of dollars in wages and work benefits, leaving them stranded and penniless,” according to… Continua a leggere
Human rights group Sherpa said that a construction firm in Qatar is continuing to violate the rights of migrant workers employed to build sites for the 2022 Fifa World Cup. Sherpa said it was lodging its complaint against Vinci together with another nongovernmental organization CCEM (Committee Against Modern Slavery) and six former Vinci workers from… Continua a leggere
By Lorenza Formicola Qatar keeps growing. Skyscrapers, shopping malls and gleaming stadiums rise. Miles of roads and new public transportation lines appear. Hundreds of thousands of imported laborers settle in. Trees and grass sprout — in the desert. “Every day something changes,” said Mohamed Ahmed, manager of Khalifa International Stadium. “It’s like the whole country… Continua a leggere
