Popular Action Movement

Popular Action Movement حركة العمل الشعبي
Leader	Musallam Al-Barrak
Founded	March 2013 (2013-03)
Ideology	Populism
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Website
http://7ashdkw.com/
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The Popular Action Movement (Arabic: حركة العمل الشعبي, PAM) is a Kuwaiti opposition political group.

Formed in the aftermath of the 2011–12 protests, the PAM first came together in March 2013 by opposition youth groups and former MPs.[1]: 107  Their aims included the creation of an elected government, a return to the previous voting system, and the legalisation of political parties.[1]: 108  The group was created by members of the Popular Action Bloc, including Ahmed Al-Sadoun and Musallam Al-Barrak, who became the group's general secretary.[2]

In June 2015, general secretary Al-Barrak began serving a two-year prison sentence following criticism of Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in a speech three years prior.[3] He remained leader throughout his jail time.[4]

References

1. Matthiesen, Toby (2013). Sectarian Gulf: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Spring That Wasn't. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-8722-2. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
2. Izzak, B (16 March 2014). "Oppn Launches Rebranded Popular Action Movement" (PDF). Kuwait Times. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
3. Verhoeven, Harry (2018). Environmental Politics in the Middle East. Oxford University Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-19-091668-8. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
4. "TV channel referred to prosecution for violating e-media law | Kuwait Times". Kuwait Times. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2019.