Local authorities will not broadcast matches in protest at human rights and environmental abuses in Qatar

Paris has joined several French cities in announcing they will not show World Cup matches in public places or set up “fan zones” in protest at human rights and environmental abuses in the host nation, Qatar.

The moves to boycott the competition next month come after what has been described as a “last minute crisis of conscience” by the public authorities.

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