Kuwait's high court upheld a two-year prison term against activist Musallam al-Barrack for insulting Kuwait's ruler—which means protesting restrictive electoral laws.
Kuwait's Supreme Court upheld a 10-year sentence for a man accused of posting Tweets that insulted the Prophet Mohammed and the rulers of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
Kuwait's Supreme Court upheld the two-year prison sentence of opposition activist Hejab al-Hajeri for writing tweets found to be offensive to the country's emir.
A court in Kuwait overturned the criminal convictions of three ex-parliament members for criticizing the nation’s leader, Emir Shaikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, at a protest.
A criminal court in Kuwait sentenced a woman to 11 years in prison for remarks she made on Twitter, including insulting Emir Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah.
Riots over rising prices exploded across Jordan, while the oposition held a mass rally in Kuwait to oppose an electoral law aimed at extending the power of the royal family.
