This decision is historic: never has a French media boycotted the World Cup.
Le Quotidien de la Réunion, which covers the island's news, has announced that it is skipping the 2022 World Cup which will begin on November 22.
“
In the name of its values, Le Quotidien is boycotting the 2022 World Cup
”, displays the newspaper on the front page.
The press release specifies that this choice follows the "
intolerable attacks on dignity, human freedoms, minorities, the planet
" perpetrated by the organizers of the tournament.
Many testimonies have emerged in recent weeks to denounce the poor working conditions of workers on stadium sites, as well as air conditioning systems.