HIV is not allowed in Qatar media jobs

"On Wednesday, human rights watchdog Section 27 fingered Al Jazeera English and the State of Qatar for infringing on the human rights of people living with HIV. A South African journalist is reported to have been detained in a Doha prison, dismissed from his position at Al Jazeera and deported from Qatar – all because an HIV test taken without his consent returned a positive result."

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