Group Claims Iranian, African Journalists Denied Visas for World Cup
- With the FIFA World Cup beginning Thursday across the United States, Mexico, and Canada, accredited journalists from Iran and several African nations report being denied entry visas, threatening international coverage of the tournament.
- Many journalists require multi-entry visas because teams like Ivory Coast and Tunisia play matches in both the United States and neighboring host nations, yet many received only single-entry permits.
- International Sports Press Association President Gianni Merlo wrote to FIFA officials on Friday, calling the visa denials "unacceptable" and urging intervention to ensure journalists can attend the event.
- Merlo warned that delays have already caused financial losses for reporters, stressing that press access is essential in the United States, where "freedom of the press is a must."
- As of Saturday morning, the United States State Department had not responded to requests for comment regarding the restrictions, just days before the 48-team tournament begins.
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Iranian, African journalists face visa hurdles in US ahead of FIFA World Cup: Report
International journalists, including reporters from Iran and several African nations, are facing visa-related obstacles that could prevent them from covering the FIFA World Cup in the US, according to the International Sports Press Association.
International Sports Press Association claims Iranian, African journalists denied visas for FIFA World Cup
Journalist visas: Many Iranian and African journalists have been denied US visas for the FIFA World Cup, prompting concerns over press access and freedom. The sports press body has urged FIFA to intervene ahead of tournament in USA Mexico and Canada
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Group claims Iranian, African journalists denied visas for World Cup
"Many" Iranian and African journalists have been denied the necessary visas to cover the World Cup in the United States, according to the International Sports Press Association.
The International Association of Sports Journalists (AIPS) has expressed, in the absence of five days before the start of the World Cup, its concern about the "unfair" visa restrictions that the United States has imposed on some comrades, who are "denied" to enter the country. Journalists express their concern about U.S. visa restrictions was first published in the Digital Process.
Iranian, African journalists denied visas for World Cup
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