Jewboo
15th April 2013, 08:37 PM
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CAIRO — A court in Kuwait on Monday sentenced a prominent opposition politician to five years in prison for insulting the country’s ruler, a crime that leaders around the Persian Gulf are prosecuting with increasing frequency in an effort to stanch emboldened protest movements, or stop protests before they start.
In the last six months, dissidents in Qatar and Saudi Arabia have been imprisoned on charges that included either insulting or disobeying the countries’ leaders. Bahrain’s cabinet on Sunday was reported to have endorsed a penalty of five years in prison for offending the king. Other countries have passed or are considering steep fines for cybercrimes that include insulting leaders or top officials on social media.
Linky (https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/world/middleeast/kuwait-gives-5-year-term-to-dissenter.html?_r=0)
>:( why do we send our boys over there to protect theses asshole Dictatorships ? It obviously ain't about bringing "Democracy" to their people.
CAIRO — A court in Kuwait on Monday sentenced a prominent opposition politician to five years in prison for insulting the country’s ruler, a crime that leaders around the Persian Gulf are prosecuting with increasing frequency in an effort to stanch emboldened protest movements, or stop protests before they start.
In the last six months, dissidents in Qatar and Saudi Arabia have been imprisoned on charges that included either insulting or disobeying the countries’ leaders. Bahrain’s cabinet on Sunday was reported to have endorsed a penalty of five years in prison for offending the king. Other countries have passed or are considering steep fines for cybercrimes that include insulting leaders or top officials on social media.
Linky (https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/world/middleeast/kuwait-gives-5-year-term-to-dissenter.html?_r=0)
>:( why do we send our boys over there to protect theses asshole Dictatorships ? It obviously ain't about bringing "Democracy" to their people.