WANA (Jun 05) – Zainab Dashti, a presenter for Kuwait’s state television, has been sentenced to three years in prison due to her supportive stances toward Iran.

 

The Kuwaiti-born presenter was sentenced to three years of imprisonment following the publication of material on social media that Kuwaiti authorities deemed pro-Iran. The Kuwaiti Court of Appeals recently upheld this verdict against Dashti.

 

A Controversial Media Case

In recent months, Zainab Dashti’s case has become one of the most controversial media cases in Kuwait.

 

The case has drawn the attention of human rights organizations amid a surge of increasing restrictions against journalists and political activists in the country.