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GCC Members United in Reign of Tyranny and Repression – Twitter Police have their day

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Kuwaiti Twitter user arrested for criticizing Bahrain, Saudi Arabia
Nasser Abul, a Shi’ite Muslim, tweeted information about anti-government protests in Bahrain; this is not the first time a blogger has been detained in Kuwait.

A young Kuwaiti man was detained recently for his criticism of the Bahraini and Saudi royal families.
Bahrain mosque – AP – June 10 2011

Nasser Abul, a Shi’ite Muslim, published the critical remarks via his Twitter feed, at a very high frequency, until June 7. Notable among his tweets was information about the recent anti-government protests in Bahrain. He also uploaded photographs of people killed in the protests. In most of the cases, he re-tweeted other users’ messages via his own feed.

This is not the first time that a blogger has been detained in Kuwait. Three months ago, a local blogger was released from a two-month stint in prison for slandering the name of the prime minister. ...more