Amnesty International has learned that Kuwaiti journalist Muhammad ‘Abd al-Qader al-Jasem was released on bail on 4 December 2009, 12 days after being detained. He had been held at the Interior Ministry’s Criminal Investigation Department in the Kuwaiti capital, Kuwait City, after criticizing the Kuwaiti Prime Minister, Sheikh Nasser Al Sabah, during a private meeting in October 2009.
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Pressure Indonesian President to Release Papuan Prisoner of Conscience
For peacefully raising a flag at an annual Indonesian ceremony, Filep Karma may spend the next decade or more in prison. Amnesty International considers Filep Karma to be a prisoner of conscience who has been detained for the peaceful and legitimate exercise of his right to freedom of expression. Please urge the President of Indonesia to bring about the immediate and unconditional release of Filep Karma.