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Kuwait: Respect freedom of expression and assembly for Bidun
13 July 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: MDE 17/003/2012. 13 July 2012. Kuwait: Respect freedom of expression and assembly for Bidun. ...

Public Statement       MDE 17/003/2012

Kuwaiti man sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for 'insulting' ...
7 June 2012

A court in Kuwait convicted a man to 10 years in prison for messages posted on Twitter that were deemed "insulting" to heads of state and religious figures.

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Report 2012: No longer business as usual for tyranny and injustice ...
24 May 2012

Amnesty International releases its flagship yearly report documenting the state of the world's human rights.

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Amnesty International | Working to Protect Human Rights
23 May 2012

Annual Report      

Amnesty International sends three-person mission to Kuwait
14 May 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 14 May 2012. AI Index: MDE 17/002/2012. Amnesty In ternational sends three - person mission to Kuwait. ...

Public Statement       MDE 17/002/2012

Kuwait: Blasphemy death penalty law would violate international ...
11 May 2012

A MNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 11 May 2012. AI Index: MDE 17/001/2012. KUWAIT: Blasphemy death penalty law would violate international law. ...

Public Statement       MDE 17/001/2012

Amnesty International | Kuwait's Parliament must halt plans to ...
17 April 2012

A proposed legal amendment that would make blasphemy a crime punishable by death in Kuwait would be a massive step backwards by the country's authorities, if passed ...

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Kuwait's Parliament must halt plans to introduce death penalty for ...
17 April 2012

Legislators in Kuwait are due to vote on draft legislation that would make blasphemy a crime punishable by death.

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Global day of action - supporting the people of the Middle East ...
10 February 2012

A global day of action will be held in nearly 20 countries on 11 February in solidarity with protesters in the Middle East and North Africa.

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Middle East and North Africa: Year of rebellion: The state of ...
9 January 2012

2011 was a year without precedent for the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa region. It was a year in which millions of people of all ages and backgrounds ...

Report       MDE 01/001/2012