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Gulf states arrest over 1,000 and strip citizenship for online war posts to 'protect their glossy image'
Amnesty International responds to Gulf state authorities having arrested more than 1,000 people in a sweeping crackdown on freedom of expression linked to the US-Israeli war.

01 Jun 2026
Kuwait: Five hanged as execution spree continues into second year
Kuwait has executed 12 people this year

28 Jul 2023 Press release
Kuwait must halt imminent execution of seven prisoners
15 Nov 2022 Press release
Kuwait: repeal of notorious 'imitation of opposite sex' law hailed as victory for trans rights
Amnesty reponse to the Kuwaiti Constitutional Court’s decision today to overturn a notorious law - Article 198 of the Penal Code - which criminalised “imitation of the opposite sex”, with the court saying the law had violated a constitutional right to…

16 Feb 2022 Press release