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World Cup risks being ‘stage for repression’ for millions of fans: Amnesty

Al Jazeera · · 997 words · By Hafsa Adil
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“FIFA World Cup will be held amid ‘human rights crisis’ in the US: Amnesty”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be the 21st edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the annual international men's youth football tournament contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2034 FIFA World Cup will be the 25th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. In December 2024, Sau…
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“The upcoming FIFA World Cup will be held at a time of 'acute human rights crisis' and will pose significant risks to travelling fans, local communities and those working at the tournament”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be the 21st edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the annual international men's youth football tournament contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_U-17_World_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2034 FIFA World Cup will be the 25th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. In December 2024, Sau…
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“The US – where three-quarters of World Cup matches will be held – is facing a 'human rights emergency' and a recognisable pattern of authoritarian practices”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An amnesty law is any legislative, constitutional or executive arrangement that retroactively exempts a select group of people, usually military leaders and government leaders, from criminal liability…
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“At least six people have died in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2026, and a seventh person was fatally shot by an off-duty ICE officer”
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“Last year, 32 deaths were reported in ICE custody”
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“The acting director of ICE said last month that the agency will be 'a key part of the overall security apparatus for the World Cup'”
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“Amnesty International said that though FIFA had judged the World Cup to be a 'medium risk' tournament, it could become a 'stage for repression and a platform for authoritarian practices'”
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“Mexico, which will host the opening game of the tournament, is facing its own internal issues following a wave of violence triggered by the killing of a drug lord”
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“Mexican officials sought to assure FIFA authorities and potential travellers that the tournament would be safe”
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“Amnesty’s report said a movement of women – mothers seeking truth, justice, and a remedy for the country’s 133,500 disappeared people – is planning a peaceful protest outside the opening match at the Banorte Stadium in Mexico City”
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“In Canada, it is feared that people experiencing homelessness will be displaced amid a growing housing crisis”
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“Amnesty also raised concerns over the Trump administration’s visa ban for nationals of 12 countries, of which four have qualified for the World Cup”
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“Amnesty’s report also criticised President Trump, who was awarded the newly created FIFA Peace Prize in December 2025”
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“FIFA President Gianni Infantino heaped praise on Trump for his efforts to broker a ceasefire in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza”
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“Amnesty said none of the published US host city plans address how fans or local communities will be protected from ICE operations”
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“The World Cup kicks off on June 11 at the Mexico City Stadium in Mexico, with the final scheduled for July 19 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey in the US”
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