A Kuwaiti appeals court overturned (Thursday December 22, 2016) a first instance verdict ruling the innocence of former Kuwaiti Member of Parliament, and prominent human rights activist, Dr. Abdulhameed Dashti.

Kuwait's election authorities Tuesday barred 47 candidates from contesting parliamentary polls later this month for being convicted in courts or not fulfilling nomination requirements, candidates said.

A Kuwaiti court on Thursday sentenced Shiite lawmaker Abdulhameed Dashti to 11 years' jail in absentia for insults against the emirate's ruler and its neighbour Saudi Arabia.

Kuwaiti Public Prosecution placed name of prominent human rights defender and Kuwaiti MP Abdulhameed Dashti on wanted list through Interpol.

Kuwaiti Criminal Court sentenced MP Abdulhameed Dashti in absentia to 11 years and 6 months in prison in state security case.

A Kuwaiti court on Wednesday sentenced a Shiite lawmaker to 14 years and six months in absentia for remarks deemed highly offensive to fellow Gulf states Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

The Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee of the Kuwaiti Parliament, during its meeting held on Sunday (March 13, 2016), agreed to lift the parliamentary immunity of Member of Parliament Abdulhamid Dashti over a state security case.

The Bahraini Public Prosecution confirmed that it intends to pursue the Kuwaiti Member of Parliament Abdulhamid Dashti after he was sentenced to two years in prison over collecting money without a license,

Bahrain Mirror: The Secretary-General of the European-Bahraini Organization for Human Rights, Hussein Jawad Perweez, said that a Bahraini court sentenced him and Kuwaiti MP Abdulhameed Dashti to two years in Prison.