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 | | They called for Juventus and Milan not to play in Saudi Arabia12.05.2019 |
The Amnesty International human rights organization called on Juventus and Milan not to play the final of the Super Cup of Italy in Saudi Arabia. The meeting between the two teams should be played in Riyadh in early 2019. The reason for the call from Amnesty International is the terrible murder of journalist Jamal Cassogi. He escaped from Saudi Arabia and sharply criticized Prince Mohammed bin Salman. On October 15, Kasogi was assassinated at the consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul. This has led to angry reactions to Saudi Arabia from around the world. There are calls for many athletes to cancel their planned events in the country. Such was also the case with Novad Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, who have to play a demonstration match there, both of whom have yet to give a final answer whether the meeting will be held or not. According to Amnesty International, such sporting events are an attempt to clear the image of Saudi Arabia in front of the world. Meanwhile, 40 large companies declined to participate in the investment conference in Davos. `Countries such as Saudi Arabia know that sport has the potential to clear the country`s image, even before the terrible murder of Cassogi, Saudi Arabia has often undermined the human rights of its citizens, and large teams such as Juventus and Milan must understand thatthe match between them will be used as a `sporty wash. ` We call on these Italian clubs to think carefully about the message they will send to sports fans around the world and the bold activists who are fighting for human rights in Saudi Arabia, Amnis International `.
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