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AJ+ is a unique digital news and storytelling project promoting human rights and equality, holding power to account, and amplifying the voices of the powerless.

Washington, DC

Joined February 2010

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“Football is about community, and our community stands against genocide.” – @KNEECAPCEOL The Irish are boycotting Ireland-Israel football games, and they’re taking their protests to stadiums ahead of the games.
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This Arsenal employee was fired for speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza – after 22 years with the club. “It was a pile-on, a calculated and choreographed attack on me. All over me speaking out against apartheid, genocide, illegal occupation, oppression."
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North Korea arrived at the 1966 World Cup while Britain and its allies were still technically at war with it. FIFA insisted the team be treated fairly. @annakook looks at how that compares to Iran's situation today.
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The average seat at the World Cup final costs nearly $11,000. Meanwhile, the cheapest tickets cost $60 — but they were offered in limited supply. If football is really the "world’s game," who can still afford to be part of it? Is the World Cup just another symptom of inequality?
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Senegalese fans are upset they weren’t given the same treatment as French fans.
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Football fans from around the world are waving the Palestinian flag at the World Cup in solidarity.
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This Lebanese city has resisted Israeli occupation – for decades. As Israel’s wave of destruction across Lebanon continues, here’s what you should know about Nabatieh, its people, and its centuries-long history of resistance and resilience.
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With Ghana set to play England in the North American World Cup, British Ghanaian Professor Kojo Koram breaks down the colonial history between the two nations and the legacy of football in Ghana today.
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This expert says a U.S.-Iran peace process is a major victory for the entire world – with one exception: Israel. Trita Parsi (@tparsi) breaks down the memorandum of understanding both countries have signed in hopes of ending the war.
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“The first thing anyone noticed in Theodosia was her smile. We’d always see her laughing.” This Lebanese student was killed by Israel just after finishing her final exams. Theodosia Karam is one of over 3,500 people killed by Israel’s attacks on Lebanon since March.
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While the world watches the FIFA World Cup, Palestinians in Gaza built their own. "Our own World Cup starts on land that is destroyed, devastated, full of hardship and wounds. We have players with amputations. Many players have lost their legs."
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In early June, a video circulated online of masked gunmen breaking into the home of a Mexican journalist in the state of Veracruz. She has been missing ever since. Over 170 journalists have been killed in Mexico since 2000.
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AJ+ spoke with Senegalese football fans in Dakar about what it means to play their former colonizer France. “They were our colonizing country, but we obtained our independence.”
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