Mar. 9, 2021

Saudi, Kuwaiti activists demand equal rights, release of women prisoners

Peninsula/Society

The story: As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, traditional and new media in the Gulf Arab states use the occasion to further highlight significant inequalities between men and women. Comments on social media also relay widespread calls for the release of detained female political activists.

The coverage: On March 8, Kuwait’s Al-Jarida newspaper highlighted a women’s empowerment conference promoted by the country’s Parliament Speaker, Marzouk Al-Ghanem...

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