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Sports press association urges FIFA to address visa denials for Iranian and African World Cup journalists

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Adam Crafton

2d ago· 5 min readenNews
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Summary

The International Sports Press Association (AIPS) has formally complained to FIFA about the denial of entry visas to Iranian and African journalists who were accredited to cover the World Cup in the United States. AIPS president Gianni Merlo described the situation as a "long-standing and unacceptable problem" and urged FIFA to intervene with U.S. authorities to resolve the visa denials, which he called "countless and unacceptable."

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We find ourselves facing a long-standing and unacceptable problem for us journalists: the denial of entry visas to regularly accredited colleagues.
There are many cases...
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AIPS president Gianni Merlo said in a letter to FIFA that the cases are "countless and unacceptable" and part of a "long-standing" problem.

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