Jamal Al-Sayer

Public figure and poet Jamal Al-Sayer took to Twitter in July 2021 posting his poems about corruption in Kuwait. On July 5, 2021, he was arrested and detained at the Central Prison on multiple charges including ”spreading fake news.” His detention was extended by 21 days and he faced up to 5 years of hard labor before being released on July 13, 2021 by order of the Criminal Court.