Paris and other big cities in France will 'boycott' the World Cup in Qatar

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Coupe du monde 2022: la ville de Paris annonce à son tour a boycott du Mondialhttps://t.co/Ux8kVdyWqO pic.twitter.com/3vXWkIjf— BFMTV ( @BFMTV) October 3, 2022

The main reason for this protest would be the intention to express their disagreement with the human rights situation, in among which there is talk of the exploitation and enslavement of foreign personnel who were used for the construction of the stadiums.

In major tournaments such as the World Cup or the Olympic Games, it is normal Big screens in France are installed so that people can enjoy them, however, Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg and Lille, which are currently governed by progressive coalitions, will make an exception in this World Cup.

The Paris City Council justified its refusal to screen the matches due to the labor and environmental conditions of the World Cup in Qatar and for meteorological reasons, since between November and December the low temperatures in Paris make events difficult for open air.

For its part, the city of Marseille based itself on the fact that, in its opinion, the tournament in the Middle East is a “human and environmental catastrophe”. al”, which does not reflect what sport in general should be, according to the media outlet Franceinfo.

For a month, various manifestations of discontent with the World Cup in Qatar have been made public in France and some media, NGOs and political leaders have raised the need to boycott this competition.