S TAT E L E S S B Y D E C R E E Endnotes 70. See page 28, Amnesty International - Kuwait: The ʻiron fist policyʼ: Criminalization of peaceful dissent in Kuwait, 16 December 2015, https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/ mde17/2987/2015/en/ and Kuwait Times - Amnesty: Kuwait sliding into repression, 16 December 2015, https://kuwaittimes.com/amnesty-kuwait-sliding-into-repression/ where the Kuwait Times notes that “Amnesty also criticized the government for closing media outlets and revoking the citizenship of a number of leading opposition activists including Abdullah Al-Barghash, a former member of parliament, and Saad Al-Ajmi, spokesman of the opposition Popular Action Movement who was later deported to Saudi Arabia.” Accessed 18 January 2026 71. Reuters / Ahmed Hagagy - Kuwait strips citizenship of two opposition figures, relatives, 22 July 2014, https://www.reuters.com/article/business/kuwait-strips-citizenship-of-twoopposition-figures-relatives-idUSL6N0PX60A/ accessed 17 January 2026 72. Cited on page 28, See page 28, Amnesty International - Kuwait: The ʻiron fist policyʼ: Criminalization of peaceful dissent in Kuwait, 16 December 2015, https://www.amnesty.org/ en/documents/mde17/2987/2015/en/ accessed 18 January 2026 73. New Arab - Kuwait revokes citizenship of former MP Mohammad Al-Mahan and relatives, 9 November 2025, https://www.newarab.com/news/kuwait-revokes-citizenshipformer-mp-mohammed-al-muhan Those stripped of their citizenship included Hakim alMutairi, the Secretary-General of the Umma Conference, and the leader of the National Ummah Party, as well as Sarah al-ʼAjmi, Abdulrahman al-ʼEssa, Zafer al-ʼAjmi, and Jameela al-ʼOtaibi. 74. The New Arab - citing Arabi21 - Kuwait revokes citizenship of its serving ambassador to London, 16 January 2026, https://www.newarab.com/news/kuwait-revokes-citizenship-itsserving-ambassador-london accessed 20 January 2026 75. Financial Times / Cornish and Al Oman, ʻThe Gulf State Purging Tens of Thousands of Its Citizensʼ, 9 March 2025. 76. Kuwait Moments - Kuwait to Revoke Citizenship of 930 in Record Action, 12 November 2024, https://www.kuwaitmoments.com/kuwait-to-revoke-citizenship-of-930-in-recordaction-696135.html accessed 20 December 2025 77. Kuwait Times / B Izzak - Commission strips Kuwaiti citizenship of 1,535 individuals, 14 November 2024, https://kuwaittimes.com/article/21230/kuwait/other-news/commissionstrips-kuwaiti-citizenship-of-1535-individuals/ accessed 3 January 2026 78. Gulf Center for Human Rights - Citizensʼ rights continue to deteriorate as government escalates stripping of nationality, 2 June 2025, https://www.gc4hr.org/citizens-rightscontinue-to-deteriorate-as-government-escalates-stripping-of-nationality/ accessed 10 January 2026 80