Al-Nida' (Kuwait)

For the Lebanese newspaper, see Al Nida (newspaper).

Al-Nida'
FoundedAugust 1990
LanguageArabic language
Ceased publication1 January 1991 (1991-01-01)
HeadquartersKuwait City

Al-Nida' ('The Call') was a newspaper published from Kuwait City during the Iraqi occupation 1990–1991.

In August 1990 the Iraqi authorities shut down the al-Qabas newspaper and founded al-Nida using the requisitioned facilities of al-Qabas.[1][2] Al-Nida' was the sole newspaper published in Kuwait during this period.[3] It was distributed for free in Kuwait.[4] It was also sold in Jordan.[4] The newspaper carried speeches by Saddam Hussein and information of laws and decrees issues by the Iraqi authorities.[4]

The newspaper was shut down on 1 January 1991, without any stated explanation.[2][3] After the fall of Iraqi rule in Kuwait, 24 former employees of al-Nida were tried in Martial Law Court.[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Kuwait, Five Years of Impunity: Human Rights Concerns Since the Withdrawal of Iraqi Forces. Amnesty International, USA. 1996. p. 12.
  2. ^ a b Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1 January 1991). Human Rights Watch World Report 1992: Events of 1991. Human Rights Watch. p. 652. ISBN 978-1-56432-053-7.
  3. ^ a b Michael S. Casey (2007). The History of Kuwait. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-313-34073-4.
  4. ^ a b c Jehan S. Rajab (1993). Invasion Kuwait: An English Woman's Tale. The Radcliffe Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-85043-775-8.
  5. ^ Committee to Protect Journalists (1991). Committee to Protect Journalists: the first ten years. The Committee.