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Kuwait sentences second man to jail for insulting emir
Source: Reuters
Kuwait sentences second man to jail for insulting emir
Reuters in Dubai
guardian.co.uk, Monday 7 January 2013 23.07 GMT
A Kuwaiti court sentenced a man to two years in prison on Monday for insulting the country's ruler on Twitter, his lawyer said, the second person to be jailed for the offence in as many days.
The Gulf state has clamped down in recent months on political activists who have been using social media websites to criticise the government and the ruling family.
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The court sentenced Ayyad al-Harbi, who has more than 13,000 followers on Twitter, to the prison term two months after his arrest and release on bail.
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In Washington, the US state department said it had seen the reports of the two men's sentences and had raised the issue with the Kuwaiti government, which it urged to respect freedom of speech.
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Reuters in Dubai
guardian.co.uk, Monday 7 January 2013 23.07 GMT
A Kuwaiti court sentenced a man to two years in prison on Monday for insulting the country's ruler on Twitter, his lawyer said, the second person to be jailed for the offence in as many days.
The Gulf state has clamped down in recent months on political activists who have been using social media websites to criticise the government and the ruling family.
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The court sentenced Ayyad al-Harbi, who has more than 13,000 followers on Twitter, to the prison term two months after his arrest and release on bail.
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In Washington, the US state department said it had seen the reports of the two men's sentences and had raised the issue with the Kuwaiti government, which it urged to respect freedom of speech.
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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/07/kuwait-man-jail-insulting-emir
