Bundesliga fans unite in series of protests against Qatar's human rights record



November 15 - Days before the start of the World Cup, German fans intensified their protest against Qatar's hosting of the event.

On Sunday, before the last round of Bundesliga games before the league's prolonged winter destruction, Freiburg fans behind an intention held a large banner with the words "Boycott Qatar".

Mainz fans also called for a boycott during their team's game at Eintracht Frankfurt, Hertha Berlin fans displayed a sign saying 'No Herthaner will watch the World Cup in Qatar' while fans Werder Bremen have claimed the number of migrant worker deaths is higher than the number of minutes played in the 32-team competition, which they described as "football's biggest crime to date".

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An online survey conducted via the German magazine FOCUS and the Civey Opinion Research Institute revealed that 65% of Germans support a public boycott of the World Cup

"It's become wrong and it's still wrong," Bernd Beyer of the "Boycott Qatar 2022" initiative told The Associated Press.

"Fans don't realize this and say they want nothing to do with it, but they actively criticize it and don't just shut down."

"The decision is wrong because Qatar is a country where human rights are not respected, where migrant workers are heavily exploited, where homosexuality is prohibited."

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