12/13/2018 Doha Center for Media Freedom FR AR EN Kuwaiti handed 7-year sentence for tweets April 10, 2012 A Kuwaiti writer has been handed a seven-year sentence for tweeting comments deemed as critical of Shiite Muslims and for making remarks on the social networking site Twitter considered offensive to the state. A Kuwaiti writer has been handed a seven-year sentence for tweeting comments deemed as critical of Shiite Muslims and for making remarks on the social networking site Twitter considered offensive to the state. http://www.dc4mf.org/en/news/kuwaiti-handed-7-year-sentence-for-tweets/ 1/3

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