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Monday, August 31, 2026

Qatar whistleblower arrested before testifying in 2022 World Cup case - the-independent.com

Qatar whistleblower Abdullah Ibhais has been arrested in Jordan two weeks before he is scheduled to testify as a witness in a US District Court case concerning allegations of forced labour and human trafficking associated with the 2022 World Cup.

Ibhais, a Jordanian national, spent three years in a Doha jail following what Amnesty International described an “unfair trial”, with his version being that he went to investigate complaints over workers’ rights, stood up for them by advising the Supreme Committee to acknowledge its role, and found himself the...



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