Popular Action Movement
Popular Action Movement حركة العمل الشعبي | |
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| Leader | Musallam Al-Barrak |
| Founded | March 2013 |
| Ideology | Populism |
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| http://7ashdkw.com/ | |
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
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- ^ Izzak, B (16 March 2014). "Oppn Launches Rebranded Popular Action Movement" (PDF). Kuwait Times. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ Verhoeven, Harry (2018). Environmental Politics in the Middle East. Oxford University Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-19-091668-8. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "TV channel referred to prosecution for violating e-media law | Kuwait Times". Kuwait Times. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2019.