Cassation Upholds 3-Year Prison Term for Student over Tweets Insulting Amir - Times Kuwait

Cassation upholds 3-year prison term for student over tweets insulting Amir - Times Kuwait

The Court of Cassation has upheld the verdicts of the Criminal Court and the Court of Appeal, sentencing a female Kuwaiti university student to three years in prison with hard labor. The charges relate to insulting the Amir and inciting the overthrow of the regime, based on articles and tweets published on the social media platform X via a fake account. In court, the defendant denied all charges, claiming that an individual residing outside Kuwa…

Ten years in Saudi prison for a tweet - Index on Censorship

“Saudi Arabia criticised for ignoring the USA’s appalling human rights record” – that was the headline on satirical website News Thump, spoofing this week’s arms deal between the two countries. In these bleak times, I’ll take laughter where I can get it. But behind the joke is a darker truth: the USA’s steady backslide on human rights and Saudi Arabia’s ongoing abuses. This week, it’s Saudi Arabia that demands our attention. Make no mistake – th…