Take the 2018 World Cup away from Russia

“According to Article 3 of the FIFA statutes: ‘discrimination of any kind against a country, private person or group of people on account of ethnic origin, gender, language, religion, politics or any other reason is strictly prohibited and punishable by suspension or expulsion.’” A festival of football , such as the 2018 World Cup is the world's largest and most popular sporting event. Billions of people are enjoying these games . Sport festivals are there, to bring joy to the people, will bring different nations and cultures closer together , they promote humanity, tolerance and acceptance. An autocratic system as it is currently practiced in Russia, supports none of these three important pillars of a peaceful coexistence. Press freedom does not exist, dissenters are imprisoned, criticism of the political system is not approved, statutory homophobia , foreign territories are annexed and many other constraints shape the image of modern Russia . It is intolerable, when a front for…Read More