The Wall Street Journal
October 21, 2012
KUWAIT CITY—Police in Kuwait used tear gas and stun grenades Sunday
against antigovernment protesters defying orders not to stage marches
through the Gulf nation's capital.
Demonstrators were allowed to gather outside parliament to protest
changes in voting rules for elections set for Dec. 1. But other groups
broke away and staged defiant processions through Kuwait City. No
injuries were immediately reported, but the clashes highlighted the
deepening tensions between Kuwait's Western-allied ruling family and
opposition factions led by Islamists.
Opposition groups have objected to changes in voting rules for the
coming elections that they claim could undercut their rising clout in
the oil-rich nation.
Kuwait has the most politically empowered parliament among the Gulf
Arab states with opposition lawmakers often directly challenging
government officials over alleged corruption and power abuses.
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