Teacher sentenced to 11 years in prison for insulting the Gulf state's ruler
Huda al-Ajmi is latest Kuwaiti in spate of arrests for dissent against regime
She insulted the Emir, described as 'immune and inviolable' in constitution

A teacher has been sentenced to 11 years in prison today for tweets that insulted Kuwait's ruler and encouraged his overthrow.
Huda al-Ajmi, 37, received the longest known sentence for online dissent in the Gulf state, according to Kuwaiti opposition groups.
She reportedly faced three separate charges that included insulting the Emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, which carries a one-year sentence in itself.

Insult: Disparaging Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait, carries a one-year prison sentence
Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah is described as 'immune and inviolable' in the constitution.
The other two five-year prison terms were given for inciting rebellion against the regime and violating laws on public discussions.

Although Kuwait is more liberal than many Gulf states, authorities are increasingly cracking down on perceived dissent over social media.
Last month Mussallam al-Barrak, a former MP, was sentenced for five years for insulting the Emir but he managed to overturn the decision on appeal.
Mr al-Barrak had warned the Emir in a speech that he would not be allowed to 'take Kuwait into the abyss of autocracy'.

'Inviolable': The Kuwaiti constitution describes the Emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah pictured with Barack Obama, as 'immune and inviolable'
However, it is unusual for a woman to serve jail time for political crimes in Kuwait.
Recently two female activists were punished with lighter jail terms but ended up with suspended sentences.
Kuwait has not seen the same scale of pro-democracy uprisings as other Arab states but dozens of people across the Gulf region have been sentenced to jail for Twitter and blog posts in the past year.
Unrest flared up in Kuwait in December last year after the emir changed an electoral law in the run-up to a public vote.
Opposition parties said the move was intended to deny them a majority and they boycotted.
Ms al-Ajmi will be able to appeal her three sentences


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All those people who come here to insult GEJ should be shipped to Kuwait, shikena!

good lord, these guys are becoming desperate, if he is doing well he will not need you or your ilk

What if the emir is called the following:
Retardeen
Emir Malu
Cow
Goat and all the salty insults our president has been labelled with?
He is lucky he is ruling a country like Kuwait. Clown.

So wetin concern me??

Garri the 1st: So wetin concern me??

I know you are feeling really stupid right now!! You should have avoided this thread like how bauchi state government tried to avoid buhari!! I know your conscience is judging you right now,because you know you are as guilty as the woman, and yet you are not in jail!! After you 'll open your mouth that has palm oil coloured teeth to say GEJ is a dictator and tyrant!!

So what is OP suggesting LOL! You see trap, you dive in head first. And then scream that you are in pain. Let your case not be had I known.

baby_123: So what is OP suggesting LOL! You see trap, you dive in head first. And then scream that you are in pain. Let your case not be had I known.

Am just saying that if you were in kuwait, you will be in jail cooling your azz off. Soy you should appreciate the freedom of speech that you are enjoying.

Middle east and tyranny...

No freedom in that part of the world. Most especially their women, I pity them.

They are all hypocrites, infringing on people's rights all the time.

If kuwait was Nigeria about 75% of Nairalanders would be serving 11 years jail term right now for insulting GEJ as usual. You people should thank God this is Nigeria where you have so much freedom to abuse even without justification.

specialguest: If kuwait was Nigeria about 75% of Nairalanders would be serving 11 years jail term right now for insulting GEJ as usual. You people should thank God this is Nigeria where you have so much freedom to abuse even without justification.

Word!