The World Cup and Freedom of Expression in Qatar

C. LaMay
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This chapter elaborates on the effects of the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup on Qatar’s restrictive media system, seeking to answer the question: how does the World Cup affect rights of expression and publication in a country that criminalizes, for example, blasphemy and criticism of the emir? Our analysis is based on conversations that we have had with newspaper editors in Qatar, assessing internationally known indices of press freedom and the growing body of academic literature on Qatari sport and media politics. Being home to news broadcaster Al Jazeera, Qatar is the most progressive member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on matters of free expression, but ranks low on international indicators. Qatar’s successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup has brought the country both new attention and criticism, with the latter focusing especially on the kafala labor system. Neither China nor Russia’s media regimes changed after hosting the Olympics in 2008 and 2014 respectively, but despite this trend, this chapter argues that Qatar has been relatively open to its critics, and the award of the World Cup has advanced conversations about sensitive subjects within the country.
世界杯与卡塔尔的言论自由
本章详述即将到来的2022年FIFA世界杯对卡塔尔严格的媒体制度的影响,试图回答以下问题:在一个将亵渎和批评埃米尔等行为定为犯罪的国家,世界杯如何影响言论和出版权利?我们的分析基于我们与卡塔尔报纸编辑的对话,评估了国际知名的新闻自由指数,以及越来越多关于卡塔尔体育和媒体政治的学术文献。作为新闻广播公司半岛电视台的所在地,卡塔尔是海湾合作委员会(GCC)在言论自由方面最进步的成员国,但在国际指标上排名较低。卡塔尔成功申办2022年世界杯给该国带来了新的关注和批评,后者尤其集中在卡法拉劳动制度上。中国和俄罗斯分别在2008年和2014年举办奥运会后,媒体制度都没有改变,但尽管有这种趋势,本章认为卡塔尔对其批评者相对开放,世界杯的授予促进了对国内敏感话题的讨论。
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