A Danish reporter refused to remove his OneLove armband when ordered to do so by a Qatari official.
John Pagh was doing a piece to camera when a man in uniform told him to take off the LGBT rights symbol.
But Pagh, a journalist for TV2, stood his ground and refused to remove the armband.
The officials could be heard telling the Dane in English that the symbol was “not allowed”.
When Pagh asked if it would be okay if he held it in his hand because he needed to show the armband in his TV piece, the man repeated that it was “not allowed”.
Pagh said: “I respect that you’re telling me that, but I can’t take it off. Is it because of the colours?”
The official confirmed that it was due to the rainbow colours on the armband and again asked Pagh to take it off.
He refused again and then the official appeared to walk off and leave the journalist alone.
30 km ude i en mørk ørken i Qatar. pic.twitter.com/7KO85ydo9B
— Jon Pagh (@JonPagh) November 21, 2022
Source: Skynews.com