Kuwait Cracks Down on Dissent, Twitter

Kuwaiti citizen Raken Subaiya checks his Twitter feed on his phone as Yousef al Anazi looks on during a sit-in protest in front of the Justice Palace in Kuwait City October 19, 2012. The protest is against the detention of three former lawmakers and four citizens, including the son of the former Speaker of Parliament and prominent opposition politician Ahmed al-Saadoun. REUTERS/Stephanie Mcgehee (KUWAIT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

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Kuwaiti former member of parliament and opposition politician Musallam al-Barrak (L) greets supporters from his house in Andulos, after a ruling sentenced him to jail for insulting the emir, April 15, 2013. Barrak was sentenced to five years in jail on Monday for insulting the emir, his lawyer said, in a ruling that brought thousands of people to the streets in protest. The Kuwaiti criminal court found Barrak guilty of insulting Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah in a speech in October last year in which he app

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Kuwait Cracks Down on Dissent, Twitter

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