BUT Qatar Cup he was captured by political protests in the stands without reprisals from FIFA. This is different from other World Cups where the organization has vetoed this topic. A controversial point of the organization was the use of symbols to support the cause. LGBTQIA+ is, yes, the object of repression, according to FIFA, due to a communication failure.
In England 6v2 Iran, the Iranian crowd had a large flag and shirts with the slogan “Women’s lives are free”. During the anthem, the players stopped singing and the audience in the stands booed. Already in Denmark 0 x 0 Tunisia, African fans wore scarves with the inscription “Free Palestine”. In both cases, the organization was inactive.
“I would like to express my condolences to all the families of those killed in Iran. We want them to know that we are with them and on their side, and that we share their pain,” said Iranian captain Ehsan Haysafi before the tournament. It was the password that turned the team’s game into a milestone in support of the women’s freedom movement in the Persian country.
At previous World Cups, such protests were suppressed. In Brazil, the Organizing Committee’s security service ordered the flags bearing political slogans to be lowered. The same thing happened in Russia. FIFA has made it clear that such demonstrations in the stands are prohibited.
O UOL asked FIFA if the organization’s position had changed in relation to other World Cups. There was still no answer.
Arabs in Qatar turn to journalist Victor Pereira for the flag of Pernambuco.
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In comparison, items related to the LGBTQIA+ community caused problems. First, the American journalist Grant Wahl tried to enter the stadium in a T-shirt with a rainbow symbol and was stopped. He was soon released, but the organization was unable to stop the repression. In Wales 1 to 1 US, Welsh fans’ hats, also adorned with a rainbow, failed Qatar.
Products are made by the country’s football federation. “The Welsh Football Association is extremely disappointed by reports that members of our fan base, including federation staff, have been asked to remove or discard their rainbow hats in front of the Ahman bin Ali Stadium,” the federation said in a statement. “The federation will analyze these incidents and discuss this matter directly with FIFA.”
Later, the Brazilian journalist also had problems. Yesterday morning (22), Victor Pereira took to social media to report that he was approached by local fans and police after confusing the Pernambuco flag, which features a rainbow, with a rainbow movement.
The report states that FIFA did not provide guidance on blocking images related to the LGBTQIA+ universe, but acknowledged that there was a communication issue with stadium security. There was an instruction to increase the release of these items.
