Year to date marked by escalating repression - PUBLIC STATEMENT - 27/06/2024
The year 2024 has been marked in Kuwait so far by escalating political repression, including new prosecutions, prison sentences and stripping of people's nationality that have increased fear and further shrunk the margin for critial expression in the Arab Gulf country. The increased official action taken against critics of Kuwait's governance forms the backdrop to Emir Meshal Al Sabah's decision to dissolve the newly elected parliament and suspend parliamentary government and elections for up to four years. Read more.
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