"Qatari 2022 whistleblower Abudullah Ibhais detained for second time in Jordan", 19 August 2026

World Cup whistleblower Abudullah Ibhais was detained by Jordanian security forces weeks before testimony in a US district court, raising fears over his safety.

Ibhais has in the meantime been released, but it is the second time that [he] has been detained by the Jordanian General Intelligence Directorate (GID).

...Ibhais is scheduled to give a voluntary disposition in the US to address allegations of human trafficking and forced labour related to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar...

It is unclear whether Ibhais will be able to travel to the US for the court session...