S TAT E L E S S B Y D E C R E E Endnotes 79. See Gulf Center for Human Rights - Citizensʼ rights continue to deteriorate as government escalates stripping of nationality, 2 June 2025, https://www.gc4hr.org/citizensrights-continue-to-deteriorate-as-government-escalates-stripping-of-nationality/ as well as: Kuwait Government Online - Kuwait Crown Prince receives Dr. Muthana Sartawi, 13 October 2024, https://e.gov.kw/sites/kgoenglish/Pages/ApplicationPages/NewsDetail.aspx? nid=34656196 and the Wikipedia page for the surgeon, at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Muthana_Mithqal_Sartawi The Kuwait government stated: “His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received on Sunday Dr. Muthanna Sartawi, who presented to His Highness, a brief on his achievement of the medical patent for the innovative method of stitching deep wounds. His Highness the Crown Prince praised this medical achievement, which is a prominent addition to the world of medicine in general and surgery in particular.” 80. The Arab Weekly - Kuwait withdraws citizenship from two entertainers amid hundreds of revocations / The Kuwaiti interior ministry has set up a hotline to receive reports about holders of dual citizenship, or those who obtained the nationality through forgery, 2 December 2024, https://thearabweekly.com/kuwait-withdraws-citizenship-two-entertainersamid-hundreds-revocations, accessed 20 January 2026 81. Gulf News / Huda Ata - Kuwait revokes citizenship of two prominent actors years a�er their deaths / Decision raises questions over why names of artistes who died years ago appeared on list, 18 August 2025, https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-revokescitizenship-of-two-prominent-actors-years-a�er-their-deaths-1.500236659 accessed 25 December 2025 82. X / Zaid Benjamin, 4 June 2025, https://x.com/zaidbenjamin5/status/ 1930295367968666109?s=46 and New Arab - Kuwait targets descendants of tribal sheikhs in fresh citizenship revocations / Kuwaitʼs latest decree strips citizenship from 153 individuals, focusing on descendants of prominent tribal sheikhs amid a wider nationality crackdown, 4 June 2025 https://www.newarab.com/news/kuwait-strips-citizenship-153-tribal-descendants accessed 24 January 2026 83. The New Arab - From citizen to stateless: Kuwait's mass revocation campaign grows / Kuwaiti authorities have been revoking the citizenships of thousands of citizens accused of "forgery" and "dual citizenship", 15 April 2025, https://www.newarab.com/news/prominentfigures-among-42000-stripped-kuwaiti-citizenship accessed 10 January 2026 84. Middle East Eye / Alex MacDonald - Kuwait citizenship crackdown leaves widows stateless and critics in exile / As many as 200,000 people may have been stripped of their nationality since Sheikh Mishal rose to power in 2023, 11 December 2025, https://www. middleeasteye.net/news/kuwait-citizenship-crackdown-widows-stateless-critics-exile accessed 10 January 2026 85. Gulf News / Huda Ata - Kuwait revokes citizenship of Islamic preacher Tareq Al Suwaidan / Al Suwaidan has long been a figure of influence across media and religious discourse, 7 December 2025, https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-revokescitizenship-of-islamic-preacher-tareq-al-suwaidan-1.500371776 accessed 25 December 2025 81