Teacher Sentenced to 11 Years in Jail Over Tweet

The Emir

A thirty-seven year old teacher, Huda al-Ajmi, has been sentenced to eleven years in jail, in Kuwait.

Her crime was using her cell phone to tweet an "insult" about the emir.

Any derogatory remarks about Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah are considered as being illegal.

The Kuwaiti constitution lists the emir as "infallible".

Kuwait has a history of cracking down on freedom of speech, especially when it comes to political matters.

Several people a year are arrested for making comments that are considered illegal, in the country.