Submitted on Monday 13th June 2016
Published on Wednesday 15th June 2016
Current status: Closed
Closed: Thursday 15th December 2016
Signatures: 21
Lobby FIFA to remove World Cup 2018 from current hosts Russia
A recent history of racist and homophobic chants and threats at Russian stadia, plus the well planned and brutal attacks on England fans at Euro 2016 strongly suggests Russia is a very poor choice to host World Cup 2018. The UK Government alongside the English FA should pressure FIFA to move it.
Russian 'fans' have organised attacks during Euro 2016 resulting in serious injuries http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36515213. A Russian MP has backed the attacks, "I see nothing wrong with football fans fighting. On the contrary, well done to our boys! Keep up the good work!" https://twitter.com/Russian1972/status/742256350424641536). FARE has documented incidents of racists & homophobic nature in Russian football http://www.farenet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SOVA-monitoring-report.pdf
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