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'Stateless overnight': Authoritarian crackdown strips 42,000 Kuwaitis of nationality (www.france24.com)

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Nearly 42,000 Kuwaitis have been stripped of their nationality in just six months and in defiance of international law. Launched under the increasingly authoritarian rule of Kuwait's new monarch, Emir Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the policy claims to target foreigners who illegally obtained Kuwaiti citizenship – but naturalised citizens and political opponents are getting caught up in the campaign.

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Is there anywhere in the world that isn't going to shit now?

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

My cat is currently kneading my stomach.