Qatar and Qatar Airways have a litany of abuses against workers, women, and LGBT citizens. #BoycottQatarAirways.
Our great city of Atlanta has an historic legacy of standing for civil rights and against oppression. However, Qatar Airways and the nation of Qatar have a horrific record of abusing women, exploiting workers, and violently punishing the LGBT community. Their values are in direct conflict with our own, and therefore should not be allowed to fly into Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Qatar
29/06/2017
Why fly with an airline that is funded by a country that is 5th (!!) for slavery? http://gulfbusiness.com/qatar-ranks-5th-globally-modern-day-slavery/
Qatar ranks 5th globally for modern day slavery - Gulf Business A report by the Walk Free Foundation placed the country behind only North Korea, Uzbekistan, Cambodia and India for slavery prevalence
Airport City ATL: "The organization (Alliance For Workers) has launched billboards near the airport on Interstate 75 calling for a boycott of due to its “anti-women, anti-worker” stance and has said in a press release that the state-owned airline’s global expansion is part of a campaign to gloss over rights abuses by purveying a friendly, upscale image in the global economy." http://airportcity.globalatlanta.com/qatar-airways-start-u-s-hiring-push-atlanta-despite-labor-protests/
28/06/2017
" has long been accused of widespread corruption in securing the hosting rights of the world’s biggest sporting event but no such claims have yet been proven...Qatar has been accused of human rights abuses stemming from the deaths of workers building stadiums and other infrastructure." 😡⚽ http://outside90.com/mark-van-aken-slams-qatar-over-latest-2022-world-cup-developments-404/
“You bastards!” – Mark van Aken SLAMS Qatar after latest 2022 World Cup developments | Outside90 The long-running saga over corruption and malpractice in Qatar’s clinching of the 2022 World Cup hosting rights took another twist on Monday, and
28/06/2017
HuffPost: " has been ranked in the top five countries in the world when it comes to the prevalence of modern day slavery...Qatar’s construction sector has been the “dominant form of slavery reflecting the demand of cheap labor to build infrastructure related to the FIFA World Cup.” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/us-should-host-2022-world-cup-not-qatar_us_594eee86e4b0326c0a8d0909
US Should Host 2022 World Cup, Not Qatar Qatar won the bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Qatar’s victory came amid controversies concerning bribery and corruption, which has led to the FBI's ...
27/06/2017
The movement is growing. We now have more than 5,500 Twitter followers!! Support our campaign today! https://twitter.com/NoQatarAirATL
#BoycottQatarAirways (@NoQatarAirATL) | Twitter The latest Tweets from (). in ATL!! has a horrific record of abusing women, exploiting workers, and violently punishing the LGBT community. Georgia, USA
27/06/2017
Hmmmm "American Airlines chief executive said on Thursday he is not "particularly excited" about Qatar Airways." https://www.reuters.com/article/us-american-airline-stake-qatarairways-idUSKBN19D1IS
American Airlines pushes back on Qatar Airways plan to buy stake American Airlines' chief executive said on Thursday he is not "particularly excited" about Qatar Airways' interest in buying up to 10 percent of the U.S. carrier's shares, in a letter to employees following the state-owned Gulf airline's overture.
26/06/2017
"When some of FIFA World Cup major sponsors abandoned it or threatened to do so over the corruption cases, the company that came in as a sponsor was none other than -- you guessed it -- Qatar Airways."
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Qatar's diplomatic isolation could cost it the 2022 World Cup And that's after the Gulf emirate's successful bid for the games was mired in allegations of bribery
26/06/2017
Don't Forget Qatar Airways Appalling Human Rights Record! http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/don-forget-qatar-appalling-human-rights-record-article-1.3244628
Don't forget Qatar's appalling human-rights record The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain have all cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar over...
26/06/2017
Washington Times Opinion states the obvious: " is no model of democracy or modernity. Neither is its human rights record." So why continue to support them by flying Qatar Airways? http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/21/qatar-threatens-middle-east-peace/
Qatar threatens Middle East peace Qatar, a small oil- and gas-rich nation in the Arabian Peninsula, has been boycotted by its neighbors, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt. Other nations, including Libya, Maldives, Mauritania, Jordan, Djibouti and Senegal, also have commenced severe diplomatic measures against...
23/06/2017
Washingtontimes.com: Grounded Qatar Airways planes a sign of things to come. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/20/crisis-sees-air-travel-hub-qatar-cut-off-from-loca/
Crisis sees air travel hub Qatar cut off from local routes Sitting on an airplane from Qatar trying to get home to Dubai, I could only watch frustrated as a scrolling map showed my flight pass overhead of my skyscraper-studded city and continue further east.
23/06/2017
Another violation for Qatar and Qatar Airways: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/qatar-refuses-entry-stranded-families-in-saudi-arabia-678264.html #.WUlCWHRYxHs.twitter
Qatar refuses entry to stranded families in Saudi Arabia AFHR deplores Doha’s blatant violation of the rights of its citizens
"FIFA has come under fire from human rights groups for awarding the World Cup to known rights abusers. In hundreds of foreign laborers have died in the construction of stadiums...Looking at the abuse of workers in , it seems FIFA has a morality limit."
https://www.theworldweekly.com/reader/view/magazine/2017-06-22/fifas-new-rule-to-fight-racism-in-football/10183
Will ‘groundbreaking’ rule stop racism in football? | The World Weekly FIFA brings in new rule to stop racial abuse against footballers, but will it be effective?