NOVANEWS Squalid, overcrowded accommodation. Brutally long days working in the blistering heat. Regular abuses of rights such as having passports withheld or being lied to about the nature of promised work.1 This is the everyday […]
NOVANEWS What does Kerry think he is doing with his Iran threats at this stage? by Gordon Duff and Press TV, Tehran [ Editors Note: Dear folks, another barn burner here today from Gordon. It is take […]
NOVANEWS A political analyst has warned top American diplomats that a possible war in the Middle East by neoconservative Zionists will not be in US interest, Press TV reports. “The neoconservative Zionists Likudnik extremists aligned […]
NOVANEWS The National staff ABU DHABI // A US State Department report on the UAE’s human rights record needs to be “recalibrated”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said.The ministry expressed surprise and regret at […]
NOVANEWS German member of Fifa executive tells EU parliament that decision to hold 2022 World Cup in Qatar cannot be reversed. Ian Traynor in Brussels The Guardian, Thursday 13 February 2014 Theo Zwanziger of Fifa said: […]
NOVANEWS These awful human rights abuses are the ugly side of the beautiful game, and today represents a big chance for Fifa. Jim Murphy, shadow international development secretary Theguardian Thursday 13 February 2014 Workers at the […]
NOVANEWS It is in the best interests of Qatar and Fifa to improve the appalling working and living conditions of labourers. The Observer 16 February 2014 The 6am change of shift on a construction […]
NOVANEWS Calls grow for Fifa to take decisive action as human-rights group prepares to release report on mounting death toll. Jamie Doward The Observer, 15 February 2014 Migrant workers queue up for buses back to […]
NOVANEWS As building site falls at the World Cup venue reach 1,000 a year, the kafala system is denying medical care to migrant workers. Owen Gibson The Guardian, Monday 27 January 2014 Workers queue in Kathmandu for documents […]
NOVANEWS As Qatar construction boom gathers pace ahead of 2022 World Cup, Indian government confirms scale of death toll. Owen Gibson, chief sports correspondent The Guardian, Tuesday 18 February 2014 Link to video: Qatar: the migrant […]