Tag: Surveillance & Policing
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I was arrested in a prostitution sting. Why I’m worried for sex workers as the World Cup begins
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Photo above: courtesy of Antonia Crane By: Antonia Crane, originally published by LA Local In this essay, Crane reflects on the intensifying criminalization of sex work in Los Angeles in […]
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Dispatch from Los Angeles: World Cup Opening Weekend
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by: NOlympics LA (originally published here) Friday, June 12. In the hours before the first FIFA World Cup game in “Los Angeles,” aka the City of Inglewood, Inglewood’s Market Street […]
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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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Beyond the World Cup Noise in Toronto: Anti-FIFA Voices Make Themselves Heard
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Photo above: Organisers from Reclaim the Game take control of a street for a football free from FIFA. Credit: Reclaim the Game By: Priyansh On the opening matchday of the […]
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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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Toronto’s FIFA Dreams: Whose City, Whose World Cup?
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By: Farida Rady and Jacob Roberts Originally published on Progressive City This case study examines Toronto’s FIFA Fan Festival and the broader preparations for the 2026 World Cup as a […]
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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 […]
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Toronto: Safety for Whom? Struggling Locals Harassed and Beaten by Security Staff at Union Station in Preparation for FIFA
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By: Toronto Underhoused and Homeless Union As Toronto prepares to host FIFA events under the banner of “safety” and “world-class city building,” many of the city’s most vulnerable residents are […]