Rights groups condemn new record number of executions in Saudi Arabia. At least 347 people have now been put to death this year, up from a total of 345 in 2024. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We’re calling on IOC President Kirsty Coventry to press the Iranian authorities and NOC to quash Mohammad’s death sentence. Athletes have long been targeted as part of Iran’s brutal repression of dissent, while the authorities are also on an execution spree this year. There’s no time to lose.

The #SRA wrote today to the #IOC requesting it urgently address serious threats to Iranian athletes – including #boxing champion Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, who faces imminent execution after an unfair trial. 🔗 Read our full letter: sportandrightsalliance.org/iran-letter-...

On 15 December, @fanseurope.org and its Disability & Inclusion Fan Network wrote to FIFA President Gianni Infantino condemning FIFA’s accessible ticket pricing for the 2026 #WorldCup, which is effectively excluding supporters with disabilities. 🔗 Read more: sportandrightsalliance.org/fifas-ticket...

Certainly not the most important point, but a number of the countries on the Trump travel ban list have qualified for the 2026 men's World Cup: Iran, Haiti, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal.

As I watched the FIFA Arab Cup unfold over the past couple of weeks in Qatar, I couldn’t help but think of Abdullah Ibhais, the whistleblower jailed for not spinning migrant abuses, and his recent revelations about Qatari surveillance of journalists www.sportspolitika.news/p/qatar-foot...

Football's leaders gather in Doha this week It's time for the major federations - like the FA - to finally show a spine and use their immense power to take joint action on World Cup prices Anything else would be a political failure of their constituents www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

Unarmed by-stander, Ahmed el Ahmed, a fruit shop owner challenged & took the gun from one of gunman in the Bondi Beach terrorist attack. He went to hospital after being shot in the leg & shoulder by another gunman. Doctors have told his family that he should be OK www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

This is just horrific, poisonous, murderous antisemitic hatred. Thoughts for the families of those killed and those fighting for their lives. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...

Australian PM Anthony Albanese: “an attack on a jewish Australian, is an attack on every Australian, there is no place for this hate in our nation- let me be clear, we will eradicate it.”

Interesting stuff. Also includes wise “don’t drink and tweet” advice…

Newcastle Foodbank Xmas Appeal NUST is proud to support the foodbank - A lifeline for families & individuals facing poverty hardship & isolation Help us bring security, dignity, & support this festive season to those who need it most #NUFC Pls donate what you can: tinyurl.com/2j89w5tu

A year after FIFA awarded Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup, serious risks remain unaddressed and grave abuses persist. ALQST and partner groups call on FIFA to take urgent action and make hosting rights conditional on meaningful human rights reforms. www.alqst.org/en/post/glob...

To be honest I think the jumper gave the game away here

When the US, Mexico and Canada bid for the World Cup they promised tickets as low as $21. Now for a fan to follow their team to the final it will cost a minimum of $6,900. FIFA is set to make around $13bn from this WC cycle - over $3bn from tickets and hospitality alone. Who’s the game for?

FIFA's World Cup ticket prices are a betrayal to the most dedicated fans. At least $6900 to support your team from the first match to the final - nearly 5 times more than in Qatar. FSE calls for the immediate halt to ticket sales. 🔗 Statement: bit.ly/44Sqx9G

FIFA’s pricing for the tickets available to supporters of teams at the World Cup has been criticised by the leading European soccer fans’ group. Full story from @mjslater.bsky.social ⬇️ 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...

Many national associations are furious about World Cup ticket prices, with some already five times higher than Qatar, as Football Supporters Europe calls for immediate halt with @jbraidwo www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

On International Human Rights Day, join us in moving the world in a better direction, where sport is an authentic force for good. ➡️ Support our movement: sportandrightsalliance.org/donate #HumanRightsDay #OurEverydayRights

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This is very weak from Spurs - taking down a flag promoting diversity because away fans may be bigoted. If you can’t stand up for your values when attacked, are they really values at all?

Welcome to Britain, a country so short of dentists that an MP's 87-year-old mum pulled her teeth out with pliers. Also a country with thousands of foreign-qualified dentists who can’t work until they pass an exam so oversubscribed it’s like trying to book Glasto tickets. www.ft.com/content/f4e5...

Opening a new position for an editor and international relations manager, @playthegame-org.bsky.social aims to strengthen its work to promote democratic values in international sport. 👉 www.playthegame.org/news/play-th...

The number of global deaths of children under-5 is projected to increase this year (from 4.6m to 4.8m) for the first time this century. (FT) The price of aid cuts.

The FIFA ceremony is 100% like how you would imagine it would be held in the Capitol of the Hunger Games.

Rio Ferdinand tells the world the tournament draw is “powered by Aramco” 🛢️ There’s nothing normal about the world’s biggest oil company being pushed through football 😬

🚨 FIFA just awarded its newly created “Peace Prize” to U.S. President Donald Trump, without any criteria or transparency on the selection process – and against a backdrop of escalating attacks on human rights and civil freedoms in the U.S. Learn more: sportandrightsalliance.org/world-cup-20...

I’ve long suspected FIFA will one day be revealed as the secret protagonist in a high concept piece of performance art. The evidence mounts. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Ahead of tomorrow's World Cup draw and FIFA Peace Prize, @amnesty.org joined with other human rights orgs, trade unions and fans groups to warn of the very real threats of repression, discrimination, ICE raids and political capture at the 2026 World Cup. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Awful, awful news from Algeria. The French government must act now, and we journalists must put pressure to ensure it does. @liberation.fr @lemonde.fr @lefigaro.fr @franceinter.fr @leparisien.fr www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20...

Outrageous - football journalist Christophe Gleizes sentenced to 7 years in prison by Algerian authorities, following his appeal case today.

Recall that the White House task force leader Andrew Guiliani already called it the MAGA-FIFA World Cup.

The #UAE has been allowed to become de facto owners of a #PremierLeague football club. Its fueling of the conflict in #Sudan now casts a dark shadow over the league. Report by DW News

Mural outside Windsor Park in Belfast - location of this year’s excellent @footballcollective.bsky.social conference. It’s a sentiment many will not associate with the history of this ground or the flags & murals in surrounding streets, but you can also see the efforts to do something different.

Scrapping the two-child limit is a great example of how a relentless campaign refused to take no for an answer - and as a result 450,000 children will be lifted out of poverty. Huge congratulations to everyone in the UK anti-poverty sector who never gave up.

🎉Child poverty is at a record high, so the decision to end the two child limit is crucial Poverty holds children back, with consequences for all of us. Every child should have a good start in life This measure alone lifts 450,000 out of poverty & lessens severity for many more

Two important causes:

Net migration to the UK is already set to fall drastically according to this. But “any political benefit the government may gain from this fall in immigration could be jeopardised by the economic damage that it causes.” Not sure many have clocked this trend. ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...

We’re at the end of Trans+ Awareness Week, and today is Trans Day of Remembrance, so it feels apt to publish this interview with legendary cyclist Pippa York this morning, covering her career, being a trans journalist and her new memoir, The Escape. prideoftheterraces.com/2025/11/20/p...

We’ve joined @cpaguk.bsky.social & 100+ others in calling for the government to fully scrap the two-child limit. Every child deserves the best start in life. By fully scrapping the two-child limit the government can deliver a decisive shift in children’s opportunities, and in the UK's potential.

“Do something … not for me. I’ll be executed on Tuesday. Do it for the other 32 Egyptians. They’re going to execute us all.” A piece for all the shills pushing Saudi Arabia's PR-driven reform narrative. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)

“My husband was killed like a criminal and all I wanted was for his name to be exonerated – it’s what I still want. My father used to tell me: ‘A good name is better than gold or silver.’ That is what gave me the strength to fight” It’s time to exonerate the Ogoni 9 www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

My latest @theguardian.com: As a genuine soccer fan & generational political talent, freshly elected NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani might be able to achieve the unthinkable: force the FIFA behemoth to share its lucre by targeting its tax exemptions & extreme privilege www.theguardian.com/football/202...

“… It is literally the same people. Club owner. Government. Football match. Bodies. The choice is simple. You either care or you don’t.” Important piece by @barneyronay.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

No prizes for guessing the winner… www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

“I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time I utter his name.” - The new Mayor of New York

Train worker hero credited with saving lives in the Huntingdon knife attack named as Samir Zitouni.

After 4 years calling on #FIFA for the right to play, since fleeing the Taliban takeover in 2021, the Afghan footballers have just competed in their first international tournament. 👏 🔗 Learn more: sportandrightsalliance.org/fifa-recogni... #AfghanWomenUnited

The fact that an Afghanistan women's refugee team is now playing in a FIFA-sanctioned tournament is that little glint of light that we all need. It's testament to some incredible, courageous and persistent women who will not let Afghan women be erased from sport. www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/...