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SMEX • 16 Feb 2023

Qatar’s dirty plays call for more accountability on mass surveillance

At the close of last year, people from around the world traveled to Qatar to enjoy a soccer game and…

Applications
CCTV
FIFA

Andrea López Pastor • 27 Jan 2023

Qatar, a swampy ground to be a journalist, even during the World Cup

The 2022 FIFA World Cup brought Qatar journalists from all over the world, despite limitations to press freedom, such as…

FIFA
Freedom Of Speech
Journalists

Ndubuaku Kanayo • 24 Jan 2023

Qatar’s Tech Opulence during the World Cup Placed Digital Rights at Risk

Football fans in the Arab region experienced the FIFA World Cup on home soil for the first time in the…

Data Security
Digital Rights
FIFA