Category Archives: Kuwait
Kuwait Reports
Citizenship Revoked: Kuwait’s Escalating Denaturalization Crisis and the Bidoon’s Enduring Statelessness
Over the past year, Kuwait has witnessed a significant and troubling escalation in the revocation [...]
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Kuwait Reports
The Repeal of Article 153 of the Kuwaiti Penal Code
The controversial Article 153 of the Kuwaiti Penal Code has been repealed. The article allowed [...]
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Qatar Reports
The Arrest of 16 Filipino Workers in Qatar Unveils the Country’s Restrictive Law Against Public Gatherings
On 27 March, 16 Filipino workers were arrested in Qatar for organising a political manifestation [...]
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Oman
How the New Omani Citizenship Law Poses a Threat to Human Rights
The new Omani Citizenship Law has raised concerns regarding the protection of human rights. The [...]
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Yemen Briefing Papers
The War in Yemen: Starvation as a Weapon of Conflict
The war in Yemen, which began in 2014, has escalated into one of the most [...]
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GCC Countries and Migrant Workers: Background Facts
The presence of migrant workers in the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), [...]
May
Kuwait: Slaves Bought and Sold on Social Media and Phone Applications
A BBC Arabic investigation over online human trafficking in Kuwait has shown that selling girls [...]
Nov
Kuwait: 15 Bidoon Activists in Prison on Hunger Strike for Arbitrary Detention
On 22 August 2019, 15 Bidoon activists in prison began an open-ended hunger strike in [...]
Aug
Kuwait: Human Rights Defender Abdulhakim AlFadhli Faces Arbitrary Detention
This article is sourced from original reporting done by Front Line Defenders. On 21 July [...]
Aug
Kuwait: Government Continues to Target and Incarcerate Bidoon Community
Following the death of Ayed Hamad Moudath and the ensuing protests in early July, Kuwaiti [...]
Aug
Kuwait: Authorities Crackdown on Peaceful Protests Over Bidoon Death
Between the 11 and 14 of July 2019 Kuwaiti authorities have arrested at least 15 [...]
Jul
Saudi Arabia: The United Kingdom Has Suspended New Arms Sales to the Saudi-led Coalition Fighting in the Yemen War
On Tuesday 25 June 2019, the Department for International Trade of the British government has [...]
Jun