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Cannabis in Kuwait is illegal for all purposes, and possession of even small amounts of the drug is a criminal offence and can result in hefty prison time and significant fines. Enforcement [ edit ]
The first book to be banned by the Irish Free State for alleged "indecency". Republished in 2013. [169] A Farewell to Arms: Ernest Hemingway: 1929 Novel Suppressed in the Irish Free State. [167] Marriage and Morals: Bertrand Russell: 1929 Non-fiction Suppressed in the Irish Free State for discussing sex education, birth control and open ...
The Bedoon or Bidoon (Arabic: بدون جنسية, romanized: Bidūn jinsiya, lit. 'without nationality'), fully Bidoon jinsiya, are stateless people in several Middle Eastern countries, [1] but particularly in Kuwait, where there is a large population of stateless people who lack access to many of the country's basic services.
The following is a list of Kuwaitis (in order by occupation, and alphabetical order by last name), includes people of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Kuwait, of Kuwaiti descent or who produce works that are primarily about Kuwait.
In 2014, Kuwait was ranked 113 of 142 globally in the Global Gender Gap Report, [88] [89] the country improved its ranking due to significant increases in the overall income indicator. In 2015, Kuwait was ranked 117 of 145 globally in the Global Gender Index. [90] In 2020, Kuwait was ranked 122 of 153 globally in the Global Gender Gap Report.
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Kuwait is alone among Gulf Arab countries in having a democratically elected assembly that exerts some checks on the ruling family. Kuwait names new Cabinet amid infighting with parliament that ...
Kuwait's sponsorship law—which ties a migrant worker's legal residence and valid immigration status to an employer, restricts workers’ movements and penalises them for leaving abusive workplaces. Sources report runaway domestic workers are sometimes exploited in forced prostitution by agents or criminals, who manipulate their illegal status.