The issue with the media I have is the difference in the reporting between the Middle Eastern owners and those from the US. Indeed the BBC ran an article this week about Newcastle after they won the cup asking how fans how they feel with critics of Saudi Arabia highlighting
Human rights violations
The repression of women
The criminalisation of homosexuality
The restriction of free speech
The continued use of the death penalty
The 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
The imprisonment of activists for online dissent
The country's involvement in the bloody conflict in Yemen
Does anyone think the same article would have been written if Liverpool had won the cup. How do Liverpool fans feel after their owners are closely linked with a US regime that commits
Human rights violations - see Venezuelans deported despite the courts stating that they should not
A country that is actively dismantling diversity equity and inclusive policies
That restricts the press see banning of AP and VoA
The continued use of the death penalty
The death of thousands after false information to start a war in Iraq to force a regime change
The imprisonment of activists for dissent - see Mahmoud Khalil
The country’s involvement in the bloody conflict in Yemen
Until such articles are written by our media we must realise that they continue to be biased and discriminatory
