U.S. journalist banned in Qatar for wearing axe-wielding shirt dies | US journalist dies days after brief detention in Qatar over rainbow shirt

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WASHINGTON: A US journalist who was banned in Qatar for wearing an ax shirt in support of the LGBTQ community has died. US journalist Grant Wahl (48) arrived in Qatar while reporting on the FIFA World Cup.

Grant collapsed while covering a match between Argentina and the Netherlands. His brother Eric accused Qatar of being behind the death of Grant, a former Sports Illustrated journalist. “My name is Eric Wahl. He lives in Seattle, Washington. I am Grant Wahl’s brother. I am a homosexual. It was because of me that Grant came to the World Cup venue wearing a Mazhavil shirt. My brother was healthy. His brother had said that he received repeated death threats for wearing the Mazhavil shirt. His was no ordinary death. He was killed. I’m begging for help,” Eric said in a video message posted on Instagram.

It is unclear whether Grant died at the hospital or on the way. Grant said that when Mazhavil arrived to watch the USA-Wales match at the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, he was stopped by security officials who told him he would not be allowed to watch the game without taking it off. Grant’s mobile phone was taken away to prevent him from sharing this on social media. The security personnel later apologized for the incident. Eric said FIFA officials also apologized to Grant.

US journalist dies days after brief detention in Qatar over rainbow shirt

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