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· April, 2012
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Stories about Kuwait from April, 2012

7 April 2012

Kuwait: Bedoon Light Candles for Freedom

Written by Mona Kareem ·

As a protest against discriminatory state policies and arbitrary arrests, the stateless community in Kuwait (Bedoon) decided to light candles in their houses and post pictures of them on Twitter.

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