On 15 December 2010, human rights defender Mr Mohammed Abdulgader al-Jassem had his prison sentence reduced by a Kuwaiti appeal court from one-year to three months. Mr Al-Jassem was arrested on 22 November 2010, and is currently in prison serving his sentence, but plans to appeal the sentence at the Supreme Court in Kuwait.

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Mohammed Al-Jassem was charged with defaming the Kuwaiti Prime Minister, Shaikh Nasser Mohammed El-Ahmad Al-Sabah, in an article written one year ago on his blog Al Meezan: http://www.aljasem.org <http://www.aljasem.org/>. MohammedAl-Jassem is a Kuwaiti lawyer who has observed trials on behalf of human rights organisations. He is also a prominent writer and has authored books and articles on issues including political reforms, corruption and independence of the judiciary.

For further information on this appeal please refer to http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/13888