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Jon Pagh, a journalist for Danish broadcaster TV2, stood in defiance against the official and refused to adhere to his order to remove the anti-discrimination and LGBT rights symbol from his arm.

As the Fifa World Cup kicks off, experts assess the state of press freedom and explain what foreign reporters can expect. 

Reporting from Qatar days before the opening match of the FIFA World Cup, TV2 reporter Rasmus Tantholdt was speaking as part of a live broadcast when he was approached by security staff.

The new press accreditation that Qatar is providing for the 2022 FIFA World Cup continues to impose many restrictions on the media and to place vaguely-worded bureaucratic obstacles in their path. The emirate clearly wants to discourage journalists from working outside the football stadiums, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

As Qatar prepares for the World Cup, fans traveling abroad are encouraged to pay attention to laws and customs in the Arab nation.

Rights groups raise concerns over whether reporters will be able to cover the World Cup freely.

Everything you need to know about the 22nd edition of the Fifa World Cup this year

Everything you need to know about the 22nd edition of the Fifa World Cup this year

Qatari security forces detained two journalists working for Norway's state broadcaster whom Doha accused of trespassing on private property.

Two Norwegian journalists working for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) were arrested by Qatari authorities for 36 hours. They had been investigating the poor working conditions of migrant workers in preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) and their Norwegian affiliate, the Norwegian Union of Journalists (NJ), strongly condemn this detention and call on the Qatari authorities to provide full explanation for the arres...