Kuwait: Protest Against the Prime Minister · Global Voices
Mona Kareem

Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah had not had a break from attacks from the parliament and continuous sit-ins since February 2006. Beginning on March 8, and thanks to the Arab Spring, Kuwaitis have continued to protest to demand the removal of the prime minister, who had just formed his seventh cabinet. On Friday, May 27, Kuwaiti opposition held another protest for the same purpose, calling it The Friday of Anger.
A lot of confusion was going on over the past days; the protesters insisted on going to Safat Square while the Interior Minister warned them not to go there, which led the opposition to have two different opinions; one was insisting on going to Safat Square to make a clear statement and another asking to change the place to Irada Square to avoid clashing with security forces.
Picture of protesters near the parliament as posted by The Voice of Kuwait blog
The protest, at the end, happened and moved from one square to the other, ending in Safat Square without any clashes reported with security forces, who did not want a confrontation. Protesters burned the pictures of the parliament members who support the prime minister, while the Interior Ministry stopped Mubashar TV Channel from broadcasting the protest live.
Kuwaiti tweep Abdullah Al-Shatti complimented the youth on their protest saying:
Another Kuwaiti tweep, Naser AlMutairi, asked a question addressed to the prime minister saying:
On the other hand, Kuwaiti tweep with the nickname Aladly has criticized the youth who participated in the protest saying:
Another tweep called Aqeel Al-Qallaf criticized Salafi parliament member Walid Al-Tabtabi who participated in the Angry Friday saying:
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Lawyer Mohammed Fahad Al-Ajmi wrote a tweet demanding the departure of the prime minister:
Young tweep Abdulrahman Alshaibani wrote his comment on the Friday of Anger saying:
Kuwaiti blogger, Hamad, wrote a post  evaluating the Interior Minister's position towards the protesters. Many have complimented the minister's decision not to clash with protesters despite entering Safat square. Hamad, though, says this cannot really tell us the truth about the minister's position:
Kuwaiti blogger Mohammed Alhujailan wrote a post defending the protesting youth from those who described them as unpatriotic:
Another blogger, 3ajel, wrote a post regarding the issue of where the protests should take place:
ساحة الصفاة مصيدة، وساحة الإرادة حجة عليهم لا عليكم، وطالما أن الهدف هو التعبير عن غضبكم فالمكان أي مكان يكفي