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'Stateless overnight': Authoritarian crackdown strips 42,000 Kuwaitis of nationality (www.france24.com)
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Nearly 42,000 Kuwaitis have been stripped of their nationality in just six months and in defiance of international law. Launched under the increasingly authoritarian rule of Kuwait's new monarch, Emir Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the policy claims to target foreigners who illegally obtained Kuwaiti citizenship โ€“ but naturalised citizens and political opponents are getting caught up in the campaign.

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[โ€“] CityPop@lemmy.today 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Where do they go now - Into a refugee camp and hope for asylum?