A protester holding a rainbow flag and wearing a Superman T-shirt with messages supporting Ukraine and Iranian women ran onto the pitch Monday during a match between Portugal and Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup 2022. It's the latest act of defiance against the host nation of Qatar, which has faced criticism for human rights abuses especially violence and discrimination against LGBTQ+ people. He was ushered away through a tunnel and it wasn’t immediately clear if he faced any charges or had been detained by police. It was not the first and only protest. Players and nations have used the world stage to speak out against their own countries and the host nation of Qatar, which has been criticized for human rights abuses. A Human Rights Watch report published ahead of the World Cup "documented six cases of severe and repeated beatings and five cases of sexual harassment" involving LGBTQ+ people in police custody between 2019 and 2022 in Qatar. Qatari officials have denied the allegations. FIFA threatened teams with sporting sanctions if players wore rainbow "one love" armbands in a show of inclusion and anti-discrimination. Seven European World Cup teams have abandoned plans to wear rainbow "one love" armbands after the threats.
World Cup Match Protestor Runs On Field With Rainbow Flag
- Dan Rios
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