spelled arabic born politician party served member parliament october resignation early born village large family diverse political views completed secondary education moved kuwait pursue higher education remained returned joined political party politically active working committees party meeting foreign officials won large margin parliamentary election youngest mps representing country largest constituency uprising started early joined protests gave interviews international media following government crackdown party mps resigned parliament activism arrested authorities allegedly kept solitary confinement subjected torture detention getting tried military court released august acquitted charges february arrest alleged subsequent release triggered international reactions international bodies high commissioner human rights following release continued political activism early life career born father married women children fifth child mother seven family diverse ideological political views communists conservative liberal said family member active politicians members opposition groups secular child said shy intelligent studied primary school intermediate school secondary school said student traveled kuwait pursue higher education earned master degree computer science artificial intelligence 1990s uprising began left kuwait returned following reform process initiated king succeeded father married working son born daughter born political life joined political party following return established head member party monitoring committee anti discrimination committee authored report discrimination according colleague active popular participated united_states met secretary state criticized giving pass exchange hosting 5th fleet large base working october successfully nominated parliamentary election youngest member parliament constituency represented northern biggest having people previous election head run election elected constitute won round percentage member financial affairs committee outspoken critic military budget december secretary state hillary_clinton visit asked use america influence reverse sharp decline civil rights kingdom feel red lines constraints united_states allies added known politician moderate critic led government documentary shouting dark english described closest thing representative leader uprising background beginning february saw sustained pro democracy protests centered pearl roundabout capital wider arab spring authorities responded night raid february later referred protesters bloody thursday left protesters dead injured march martial law declared troops called despite hard crackdown official ban protests continued role uprising protesters pearl roundabout took number protests encouraged youth february largest submitted protest government crackdown anti government demonstrations involved organizing talks government outspoken government human rights violations giving interviews human rights organisations foreign media including april arrest health workers bbc called establishment secular democracy gave interviews france april programme footage defendant charged murdering security officers aired state controlled programme series confessions prisoners aired channel defendant called said instructed kill policemen died torture earlier april detention footage aired weeks death following airing programme said worried government preparing actions uprising government target arrest alleged following car chase arrested plain clothed masked security forces accompanied wife family said reported forced gunpoint enter unmarked car wife said interview chased street masked men plain clothes machine guns street sic car eyes guns pointed head subsequently taken unknown location according media sources human rights organizations kept solitary confinement june family visit allowed days later visit said human rights activist said beaten witness said screams held interrogation military witness added heard guards saw blood clothes following release said subjected torture filed complaint testimony said ill treated security forces held solitary confinement days interrogated threatened treated like animal operate days deprived sleep forced stand prolonged hours brought military prosecutor presence lawyer allowed contact outside world time weeks arrest wasn allowed tell held government denied kept solitary confinement said information concerning disappearance following arrest correct followed international human rights standards added allowed contact family lawyer legal ensured according local law noted lost parliamentary immunity following acceptance resignation march address allegations provide information requested high commissioner human rights results investigation medical examinations president committee human rights insisted time demonstrations arrest trial june military court called resigned detained charged public regime change deliberately spreading biased rumors addition taking public gatherings state run reported denied charges second session court june brought court wishes lawyer judge refused trial saying minor case warrant attendance session july released august cases remained open february acquitted charges minor criminal court later month travel ban lifted allowed travel washington annual awards reception reactions said purpose arrest pressure analysts speculated release attempt tensions country high commissioner human rights expressed concern alleged alleged absence access lawyer guarantees fair trial expressed concern october authorities started alleged expressed concern arrest asked authorities protect ill treatment based welcomed release saying human rights watch expressed concern mps latest arrests fit pattern masked men citizens happen opinions critical government said expressed concern arrest possible welcomed later american scholars wrote opinion piece washington_post asking united_states push release continued activism following release continued pro democracy activities number book chapters articles situation united_states congress human rights commission awarded authored article titled shifting sands presenter event titled understanding struggle power process
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