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UN deems media manager’s World Cup abuse detention arbitrary

6/8/2026

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Media manager Abdullah Ibhais was detained after passport was seized at Amman airport.
He was warned to stop comments on the 2022 World Cup labor abuses.
A UN working group said his detention was arbitrary and his trial unfair.
He previously served a three-and-a-half-year prison term in Qatar on a corruption charge related to worker disclosures and said stadium builders earned $300 (£220) monthly, were unpaid and faced imprisonment threats.

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Media manager Abdullah Ibhais was detained after passport was seized at Amman airport.
He was warned to stop comments on the 2022 World Cup labor abuses.
A UN working group said his detention was arbitrary and his trial unfair.
He previously served a three-and-a-half-year prison term in Qatar on a corruption charge related to worker disclosures and said stadium builders earned $300 (£220) monthly, were unpaid and faced imprisonment threats.