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Kuwait to bail politician after arrest for insulting emir

Poster with the Emir of Kuwait - looks very happy! by Steve & Jemma Copley
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Kuwait riot police used stun grenades and tear gas Wednesday to disperse thousands of angry demonstrators who marched on the central prison in Kuwait City, where a leading opposition figure was detained. Kuwaiti authorities have decided to free a prominent opposition politician on bail after charging him with insulting the ruling emir, his lawyer said Thursday. Although OPEC member Kuwait has avoided the kind of mass pro-democracy unrest seen in other Arab countries, tensions have mounted between the elected parliament and the government ahead of a December vote. Musallam al-Barrak, an outspoken former member of parliament was picked up from his home Monday night, two weeks after a protest rally at which he made rare critical remarks directed at the emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah.

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Barrak

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Kuwaiti authorities have decided to free a prominent opposition politician on bail after charging him with insulting the ruling emir, his lawyer said Thursday.

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China detains man for Twitter joke on party meet | Essentials

China detains man for Twitter joke on party meet

Ai Weiwei Held in China by Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com
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BEIJING Hundreds of Chinese Internet users are rallying around a Beijing blogger who has been detained by police after posting a joke on Twitter about the pivotal Communist Party congress. Chinese authorities have been especially sensitive to any perceived dissent about the party meeting, which closed last week after ushering in a new generation of leaders. Ahead of the event, police sent activists out of Beijing and rounded up the hundreds of people who tried to draw the attention of central authorities to their grievances against local governments. Zhai Xiaobing's Nov. 5 tweet suggested the next movie in the "Final Destination" horror franchise would be about the Great Hall of the People collapsing on party delegates. The tweet said, "An earthshaking debut will be seen at the global premiere on Nov. 8!" The weeklong congress began Nov. 8.

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Beijing Human rights Twitter People's Republic of China Freedom of speech Miyun County Communist Party of China Simatai

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Liu

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0.101942	"I was very shocked when I realized what happened to him. I've consulted a few lawyers and I feel that it's clear his Twitter joke does not amount to spreading terrorist information," Liu said. ...
0.0395649	"I was very shocked when I realized what happened to him. I've consulted a few lawyers and I feel that it's clear his Twitter joke does not amount to spreading terrorist information," Liu said. "It's just preposterous."
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Liu Yanping

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Maya Wang

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0.0180266	"The new leadership has two choices: continue down the path of criminal prosecution to signal that they are unwilling to change, or release Zhai to show goodwill that it is responding to popular demands for greater freedom," said Maya Wang, ...
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-0.0771743	Sun, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Zhai was being investigated for "spreading terrorist information."
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City: Beijing

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Company: Twitter

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China detains man for Twitter joke on party meet

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A blogger has been detained by police after tweeting a joke about the Communist Party congress

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