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Sportwashing: Sports as a vehicle for soft power by Radha Stirling for the Times of Israel
When Qatar insisted on hosting the World Cup, people's love of soccer again surpassed their disapproval of dictators, corruption, and...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 23, 20222 min read
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FIFA World Cup Travel Warning: Women & LGBT+ risk jail or flogging
FEMALE and LGBT+ England fans risk serious consequences at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar if they report being the victim of a sex attack,...
Detained in Dubai
Oct 25, 20224 min read
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World Cup Stadium an island in a sea of misery and abuse
Chants and songs of football fans will ring out later this year during the World Cup in Qatar, but behind the closed doors of villas and...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 14, 20222 min read
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Qatar’s Alcohol Policy is Risky for World Cup Fans
British football fans are used to being allowed to drink beer in stadiums during games, so attendees of the World Cup in Qatar will have...
Detained in Dubai
Sep 8, 20222 min read
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World Cup fans unprepared for Doha dangers
“The World Cup in Doha has the potential of being the Black Friday of wrongful detentions,” says Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai...
Detained in Dubai
Aug 31, 20223 min read
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Noof Al-Maadeed Focus on Qatar human rights after girl goes missing
The 23 year old women’s rights activist was living in exile in Cardiff when she agreed to return to Qatar after authorities promised she...
Detained in Dubai
Dec 15, 20214 min read
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“Radha Stirling & Peter Tatchell: MPs wined and dined by Qatari royals in £4,000 ‘freebie’”
The four members were hosted by an equestrian club with close ties to the state’s ruling family, whose record on human rights has been...
Detained in Dubai
Nov 11, 20213 min read
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