World Cup risks being 'stage for repression' - Amnesty

The World Cup takes place between 11 June and 19 July The 2026 World Cup risks becoming "a stage for repression and a platform for authoritarian practices", according to a new report from human rights campaign group Amnesty. The organisation has detailed "significant risks" to fans, players, journalists, workers and local communities in the tournament's three co-hosts - the United States, Mexico and Canada.