Category Archives: Kuwait

Stateless and defenceless – The Bidoon community in Kuwait

Despite its position as one of the wealthiest economies in the world, Kuwait is notorious [...]

22
Feb
The Struggle for Citizenship and Social Rights: Bidoon in Kuwait

Kuwait is the fifth richest country in the world and is able to provide its [...]

15
Oct
Kuwait | The Life of Overseas Migrant Workers

From Kuwait’s total population of 4.6 million people, over 3 million are migrant nationals from [...]

11
Jun
Stateless ‘Bidoons’ in Kuwait

            In Kuwait, one of the world’s richest countries, there [...]

05
Jun
GCC Countries and Migrant Workers: Background Facts

The presence of migrant workers in the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), [...]

12
May
Kuwait: Slaves Bought and Sold on Social Media and Phone Applications

A BBC Arabic investigation over online human trafficking in Kuwait has shown that selling girls [...]

08
Nov
Kuwait: 15 Bidoon Activists in Prison on Hunger Strike for Arbitrary Detention

On 22 August 2019, 15 Bidoon activists in prison began an open-ended hunger strike in [...]

29
Aug
Kuwait: Human Rights Defender Abdulhakim AlFadhli Faces Arbitrary Detention

This article is sourced from original reporting done by Front Line Defenders. On 21 July [...]

07
Aug
Kuwait: Government Continues to Target and Incarcerate Bidoon Community

Following the death of Ayed Hamad Moudath and the ensuing protests in early July, Kuwaiti [...]

07
Aug
Kuwait: Authorities Crackdown on Peaceful Protests Over Bidoon Death

Between the 11 and 14 of July 2019 Kuwaiti authorities have arrested at least 15 [...]

19
Jul