Nation remains dangerous place for freedom of expression as shown in Twitter Kuwait dissident user jail sentence

HRW slams Kuwait over 10-year sentence for tweeter

AFP – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday strongly criticised a 10-year prison term handed to a Kuwaiti tweeter for religious insults and called on authorities to immediately release him. “The ruling is another example of a violation of the right to free speech. | Democracy, elections and voting

Kuwait emir says ‘old concepts’ must change, urges reform

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah called Tuesday for comprehensive reforms in the oil-rich Gulf state, saying it was time to change old concepts. “It is time to launch a new decisive phase and a major qualitative move aimed at achieving comprehensive.