Tiny nation is facing an emboldened opposition intent on democracy and now protesting Kuwait dictatorship’s travel ban

Kuwait opposition leader seeks end to travel ban

AFP – Prominent Kuwaiti opposition leader and former MP Mussallam al-Barrak called on the lower court Monday to allow him to travel for medical treatment, his lawyer Thamer al-Jadaei said. The request came during the first hearing in Barrak’s trial where he faces charges of making public remarks deemed offensive. | Democracy, elections and voting