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| Founded | August 1990 |
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| Language | Arabic language |
| Ceased publication | 1 January 1991 (1991-01-01) |
| Headquarters | Kuwait 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. Al-Nida' was the sole newspaper published in Kuwait during this period. It was distributed for free in Kuwait. It was also sold in Jordan. The newspaper carried speeches by Saddam Hussein and information of laws and decrees issues by the Iraqi authorities.
The newspaper was shut down on 1 January 1991, without any stated explanation. After the fall of Iraqi rule in Kuwait, 24 former employees of al-Nida were tried in Martial Law Court.
References
- ^ Kuwait, Five Years of Impunity: Human Rights Concerns Since the Withdrawal of Iraqi Forces. Amnesty International, USA. 1996. p. 12.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Michael S. Casey (2007). The History of Kuwait. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-313-34073-4.
- ^ Jehan S. Rajab (1993). Invasion Kuwait: An English Woman's Tale. The Radcliffe Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-85043-775-8.
- Committee to Protect Journalists (1991). Committee to Protect Journalists: the first ten years. The Committee.