A Kuwaiti criminal court today handed prison sentences between life and 10 years in prison to three men from the stateless Bidun community, including one in his absence for their peaceful activism. The court acquitted one man, released the 12 remaining men on a pledge of good conduct for two years, and the additional condition of bail payment of 1000 Kuwaiti Dinar (approx. 3,280 USD) each for five of them, including prominent human rights defender Abdulhakim al-Fadhli. Security forces had arrested the fifteen men in July during a crackdown on peaceful protesters demanding citizenship and greater rights. Heba Morayef, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Regional Director, said:..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Kuwait: Heavy prison sentences of activists demanding citizenship
