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Nearly half the athletes participating in the women’s marathon at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha on Sunday pulled out of the race. Runners were battling 30 Celsius temperatures and humidity levels above 80 percent.
But thousands of migrant construction workers in Qatar do grueling work in similar weather conditions, for sometimes days on end, with woefully less protections in place.
In fact, barely any adequate heat regulations exist at all.
Qatar is gearing up to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Will images of elite runners tumbling to the ground in exhaustion spur athletes, journalists, event organizers, and international spectators to pressure Qatar to finally make migrant workers’ lives a priority?
Blocking children with disabilities from accessing education in an inclusive environment contributes to the social stigma millions of people with disabilities in Iran face daily.
The Russian government’s abuse of the country’s broad, harsh counterterrorism legislation is on shocking display as two journalists now face potential lengthy prison sentences on politically motivated charges.
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