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British MP George Galloway stated: "Of all the human rights atrocities committed by the ruling family in Kuwait, the worst and the greatest is that against the people known as the Bedoons. There are more than 300,000 Bedoons—one third of Kuwait's native population.
Aug 22, 2024 · The Bidoon (also spelt Bidun, Bedoon, Bedun), are a largely stateless Arab minority mostly descended from nomadic tribes known as Bedouin who settled in Kuwait but were not included as...
Kuwait's stateless man who set himself alight. 12 January 2021. Sumaya Bakhsh. BBC Monitoring. Getty Images. The Bidun have been stateless since Kuwait gained independence in 1961. When 27-year-old...
Bidoon (short for bidoon jinsiya, meaning ‘without nationality’ in Arabic, and alternately spelt as Bedoon, Bidun and Bedun) are a stateless Arab minority in Kuwait who were not included as citizens at the time of the country’s independence or shortly thereafter.
Apr 10, 2012 · The dreadful position the Bidoon of Kuwait find themselves in today is a relatively new issue, dating back to the final decades of the 20th century. After two major amendments of the 1959 Nationality Act, first in 1960 and then in 1985, the situation worsened for the Bidoon.
Jul 21, 2019 · The Arabic term roughly translates to "without nationality," and refers to a group of people who live in Kuwait, yet have neither that country's nor any other citizenship. They are a stateless...
Country Information and Guidance . Kuwait: Bidoons . Version 2.0 July 2016. Preface. This document provides country of origin information (COI) and guidance to Home Office decision makers on handling particular types of protection and human rights claims.
