{"id":1738636,"date":"2022-11-14T17:47:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T22:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1738636"},"modified":"2022-11-14T17:47:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T22:47:51","slug":"singer-dua-lipa-says-shes-not-performing-at-world-cup-in-qatar-as-she-calls-out-countrys-human-rights-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/singer-dua-lipa-says-shes-not-performing-at-world-cup-in-qatar-as-she-calls-out-countrys-human-rights-violations\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer Dua Lipa Says She\u2019s Not Performing At World Cup In Qatar As She Calls Out Country\u2019s \u2018Human Rights\u2019 Violations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsinger-dua-lipa-says-shes-not-performing-at-world-cup-in-qatar-as-she-calls-out-countrys-human-rights-violations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1738636&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Superstar Dua Lipa shut down rumors speculating that she would be performing at the opening ceremony at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, as she called out the country\u2019s \u201chuman rights\u201d violations.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/shocked-and-confused-superstar-singer-issues-apologizes-to-fans-after-unauthorized-fireworks-went-off-during-her-indoor-show\">27-year-old singer<\/a> shared a message on her Instagram Story on Sunday that she\u2019s going to cheer on her England team from afar and will not be traveling to the Muslim country that\u2019s hosting the world soccer tournament, <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/music\/dua-lipa-denies-fifa-world-cup-opening-ceremony-qatar-human-rights\/\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a> reported in a piece published Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is currently a lot of speculation that I will be performing at the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Qatar,\u201d Lipa shared in a message on her social media account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not be performing and nor have I ever been involved in any negotiations to perform,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dua Lipa clears rumors about performing at the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I will not be performing &#038; nor have I ever been involved in any negotiation to perform [\u2026] I look forward to visiting Qatar when it has fullfilled all the human rights pledges it made\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ca7DA9H1bC\">pic.twitter.com\/Ca7DA9H1bC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopBase\/status\/1591791385489059840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will be cheering England on from afar and I looked forward to visiting Qatar when it has fulfilled all of its human rights pledges it made when it won the right to host the World Cup,\u201d the English singer continued.<\/p>\n<p>The manager for Lipa\u2019s home team, Gareth Southgate, previously said, \u201cWe have always spoken about issues we think should be talked about, particularly the ones we feel we can affect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cContrary to one or two observations in the last few weeks, we have spoken in the same way other nations have spoken about this tournament, the human rights challenges,\u201d Southgate added. \u201cWe\u2019ve been very clear on our standpoint on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Qatar has been called out for human rights violations and its stance on gay people, where it remains illegal to be homosexual. As recently as this month, the Qatar World Cup ambassador Khalid Salman called homosexuality \u201cdamage in the mind,\u201d\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/world-cup-entertainment-soccer-sports-qatar-ed44b144cd5f1373a6d09efd7f979d0f\">Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the World Cup, many things will come here to the country. Let\u2019s talk about gays,\u201d Salman added in English, which is simultaneously dubbed into German in the TV segment. \u201cThe most important thing is, everybody will accept that they come here. But they will have to accept our rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Germany\u2019s interior minister Nancy Faeser, who\u2019s in charge of sports, said that Qatar\u2019s prime minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani gave her a \u201csafety guarantee\u201d for fans \u201cno matter where they come from, whom they love and what they believe in.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Superstar Dua Lipa shut down rumors speculating that she would be performing at the opening ceremony at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, as she called out the country\u2019s \u201chuman rights\u201d violations. 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