The beautiful game? Qatar football and freedoms

<p>Football is both a beautiful game and an ugly game all depending on where you are standing. Ask two football fans their verdict on a match and you will get at least three opinions. And interestingly football is also often a lens through which a nation reveals itself. Hence in this issue we look at the state of free expression across the world from the pitch-side up.</p><p><br></p><p>The Index on Censorship believes in independent reporting around the world. We have contributing editors and</p><p>correspondents filing from Mexico China South Korea the USA Italy Yemen Iraq and Turkey.</p>