Kuwait

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: IFJ Calls for Media to Strengthen Training Work After Death of Television Journalist A distinguished French television journalist who died in a Kuwaiti hospital on December 22nd, a day after he was injured while covering military exercises in the Kuwaiti desert, was reportedly trying to warn […]

(RSF/IFEX) – On 4 November 2002, RSF condemned the Kuwaiti government’s closure of the local office of the Qatar-based regional television station Al-Jazeera. The organisation said it was proof of the “contempt many Arab governments have for press freedom.” The Kuwaiti Information Ministry ordered the office’s closure on 3 November, one day after the station […]

(WAN/IFEX) – In a 7 February 2002 letter to Minister of the Interior Sheikh Mohammed al-Hamad al-Sabah, WAN and the World Editors Forum expressed their outrage at the murder of journalist Hudaya Sultan al-Salem. According to reports recently brought to WAN and WEF’s attention, on 20 March 2001 Hudaya Sultan al-Salem, owner and editor-in-chief of […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Minister of Information Sheikh Ahmed Fahd el Ahmed el Sabah, RSF protested the seizure and banning of the magazine “Al-Tadamon al-Arabi wal-Douali”. RSF Secretary General Robert Ménard asked the minister to “reconsider his decision.” “It would really be a pity if Kuwait, known for being one of the most […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 21 March 2001 letter to His Highness Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah, emir of the State of Kuwait, CPJ stated that it is deeply alarmed by the 20 March murder of editor Hidaya Sultan al-Salem, owner and editor of the weekly magazine “Al-Majales”. While a motive for this killing has not yet […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to the minister of the interior, Sheikh Mohammed al-Hamad al-Sabah, RSF expressed its deep concern following the murder of Hudaya Sultan al-Salem, owner and editor-in-chief of the weekly “al-Majales”. RSF Secretary-General Robert Ménard called on the minister “to ensure that an inquiry is quickly carried out and those responsible for […]

(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Kuwait: New Report Charges Serious Discrimination New Parliament Urged to Revoke Laws that Violate Rights (New York, October 25, 2000) – Human Rights Watch today called on Kuwait to revoke laws that discriminate against women and long-term non-citizens of Kuwait. In a report issued […]

The following is a 27 March 2000 Human Rights Watch press release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kuwaiti Court Ruling Limits Free Expression Writers, Journalists, Academics, and Publishers at Risk (New York, March 27, 2000) — Human Rights Watch today called on the Kuwaiti government to repeal laws unduly restricting freedom of expression. On Sunday an appeals […]

In a 25 January 2000 letter to the crown prince and prime minister, CPJ expressed its profound concern about the 24 January brutal beating of Ahmed Zahra, a photographer working for the Kuwaiti daily “Al-Rai al-Aam”. On 24 January, Zahra was assaulted by recently-elected member of parliament Khaled al-Adweh and a number of his supporters […]

MORE KUWAITI WRITERS SENTENCED TO PRISON Another Major Setback for Kuwaiti Freedom of Expression (New York, January 25, 2000)–Human Rights Watch today expressed deep concern about a Kuwaiti court ruling sentencing two women novelists and a publisher to prison for publishing “indecent” writings. The January 22 ruling is the latest in a series of cases […]

The following is a WAN letter to Kuwait’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister asking him to consider releasing two imprisoned journalists: His Royal Highness Sheikh Saad al-Abdallah al-Salem al-Sabah

(CPJ/IFEX) – CPJ is gravely concerned about the Sunday 17 October 1999 decision by the Council of Ministers to suspend the daily “Al-Siyassa” for a period of five days. **Updates IFEX alert of 18 October 1999** “Al-Siyassa” began serving its suspension on Monday 18 October. The decision came in response to “Al-Siyassa”‘s 16 October front-page […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In an 18 October 1999 letter to the Emir of Kuwait, RSF voiced its concern over the five-day suspension of the daily “Al-Siyassah” because it had published an article quoting the leader of an Islamic group criticising women’s right to vote in Kuwait. “Journalists cannot be held responsible for reporting statements made by […]

(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 13 October 1999 Human Rights Watch press release: **Updates IFEX alert of 7 October 1999** IMPRISONED KUWAITI SCHOLAR Academic Leaders Demand Release (New York, October 13, 1999) — In an open letter today to the emir of Kuwait, Human Rights Watch’s Academic Freedom Committee called for the immediate release […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – CPJ is protesting in the strongest terms the conviction and imprisonment of Dr. Ahmad Baghdadi, head of the political science department at Kuwait University and a regular contributor to the daily newspaper “Al-Siyassa”. On 4 October 1999, a Kuwaiti appellate court sentenced Baghdadi to one month in prison for allegedly defaming Islam and […]

(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: Paris, 19 July 1999 For immediate release WAN Seeks Information About Jailed Kuwait Journalists The World Association of Newspapers has asked Kuwait’s Crown Prince to disclose the whereabouts of two jailed journalists and to explain why they were not released with three colleagues earlier this year. […]