Who belongs in Kuwait? The story of citizenship stripped away

Who belongs in Kuwait? The story of citizenship stripped away

In recent weeks, shockwaves have rippled across Kuwait following the government's decision to revoke citizenship as part of a campaign to 'clean up' the nationality register, triggering a wave of denaturalisations since early 2024 and impacting an increasing number of figures long regarded as integral to the country's public life. At present, tens of thousands of people have been impacted, with the total number of individuals stripped of their c…