"Norwegian TV Journalists Arrested in Qatar"

Ekeland works for the sports division of NRK, covering topics such as politics in sports and the Qatar regime’s treatment of migrant workers. Ghorbani is an experienced staff photographer for NRK.

The team were arrested by police late Sunday night, before their depature from Doha. They were released from custody early Tuesday morning and departed Doha late Tuesday night.

The reason for the arrest is not yet known...

NRK is still waiting for an explaination on why the two journalists got arrested...

Ekeland and Ghorbani were in Qatar to cover the one year mark before the FIFA World Cup 2022.

Sunday night, they reported on the work and living conditions for migrant workers during a live broadcast on the NRK news programme Sportsrevyen.

Soon after, when leaving for Hammad international airport, they were arrested outside their hotel. They were scheduled to depart early Monday morning....