As part of our continuing conversation around #RiyadhMasters

In a few days, Team Liquid — and much of the esports world — will participate in #RiyadhMasters. Since last year, Saudi Arabia has increased its investments and aims to build itself into a hub for esports and is nearly unavoidable. Saudi Arabia’s laws and policies on women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, migrant workers, native tribes, and political speech do not line up with our values or the values of the majority of the esports community. While there has been some improvement in the country, more needs to be done. We believe that Team Liquid has a responsibility to raise awareness and push for an esports community that welcomes all. We’re committing $50,000 USD to Rainbow Railroad, a charity that helps LGBTQ+ people all over the world escape life-threatening persecution, and $50,000 USD to initiatives and events that help women and LGBTQ+ people in esports. This is in addition to the $47,500 we’ve already donated last year. We will also continue to work with ESL to guarantee the safety of our staff and players in the region. We hope the community will remain outspoken about these events and that other organizations will also help raise awareness. We know this won’t please everyone, and we understand that the community will talk. That’s good. We believe that this is better than the silence that would come otherwise.

For additional reading, we recommend some of the following sources: The US state department’s report on human right’s practices in Saudi Arabia: Amnesty International’s most recent report on human right’s practices in Saudi Arabia: The Human Dignity Trust’s report on Saudi Arabian law and human rights practices: CBS’s 60 Minutes segment covering Rainbow Railroad:

“We love human rights but we also really love money.”

why not spoke up also when liquid participated in china and even russia before that? or do u see these countries as human rights friendly? or is it only when it comes middle east every body is concerned now ?

I hope they disqualify you guys for this disrespectful post

It's quite easy. Don't be there. That's it

@Gamers8GG Disqualify this team and invite halal team @NigmaGalaxy

You guys are the most hypocrites omg, ‘human rights issues in the region’ .. you participated in many many Chinese and American tournaments before, i have never heard your voice of concerns about human rights, you know why, because it is easy to talk sh!t about the middle east, if you really care you would have just not participated, this is a friendly tournament and doesn’t affect your DPC/TI u can simply not go, yet you are going because of the money .. stop with your fake concerns and just play dota