Tag: Carceral infrastructure
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A Technofascist World Cup? Part III: Policing the Perimeter
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-by Carolyn Prouse Algorithmic Policing Beyond the Stadium For the World Cup it is not just data but surveillance technology itself that seeps out of the sports stadium into its […]
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DeFIFA: Sports, Policing, and Incarceration at the Men’s World Cup in Seattle (Part 1)
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-by Cameron Michels, Deepa Sivarajan, and Leslie McCallum *This is an excerpt from writing originally posted here – in this version we offer a slightly more focused account of FWC26 Seattle, emphasizing the colonial-carceral logics underpinning its […]
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A Technofascist World Cup? Part II: Smart Stadium Surveillance
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-by Carolyn Prouse Croatia was a hair away from potentially sending Portugal packing in the round of 32 when a VAR-decision called the goal back: apparently the sensor in the […]
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A Technofascist World Cup? Part I: Militarized Sport
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-by Carolyn Prouse FIFA President Gianni Infantino waved to the crowd as Lenovo’s CEO, Yuanqing Yang, stood next to him on a Las Vegas stage, holding up a special edition […]
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World Cup attendees from Africa, South Asia denied visas to Canada
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*screenshot from CTV site featuring news article
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Protests Mount in Mexico
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FIFA has faced mounting pressure in Mexico City and Guadalajara for the ways that the World Cup is intensifying policing and gentrification. Collectives searching for their disappeared relatives have taken […]
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Vancouver’s Pivot Legal Society 2nd blog post: What has FIFA’s Human Rights Framework Amounted to? – Part 2
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-by Pivot Legal Society in Vancouver, BC; reposted with permission – access original here Just two weeks ahead of the first 2026 World Cup match, Vancouver released its final FIFA Human […]
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The Potential Impact of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Parkdale, Toronto
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(Photo above: © Jason S. Cipparrone, Sheltered Perspective Films 2026) By Claudia Vergara, Rhiannon Cobb, Isra Iqbal, Adam Ehsan Ali As Toronto prepares to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, […]
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FIFA Fails to Red Card U.S. Immigration Policy
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On June 6, 2026, Iraq forward Aymen Hussein was detained for almost seven hours by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. After hours of questioning, undergoing “additional inspection”, and having his […]
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Vancouver’s Pivot Legal Society releases the first of their blog post series titled “FIFA on the Block: The Games, the Streets, and the Moment – Part 1”
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-Pivot Legal Society Reposted with permission from Pivot. Access original here along with a sign up for the Legal Observer Program and further resources. The FIFA 2026 World Cup Games […]