Kuwait dictatorship clampdown finding resolve of political opposition is now unafraid of protest

US chides Kuwait in wake of protest clashes

AFP – The United States on Tuesday issued a veiled criticism of its ally Kuwait after 100 protesters were hurt in weekend clashes with police, defending the “universal right” to freedom of assembly. On Sunday, riot police used rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades and beat up hundreds of demonstrators. | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles