Joining the protests in Kuwait City by Jana AlNaqeeb
Yesterday's protest was surreal to me, with special forces covered in masks, tear gas and flash-bangs every few minutes, and men running for their lives and treated like sheep!
I was there to represent my ideas, which are freedom of speech and separation of state and religion. I had nothing to do with the political agenda that some protesters had. I was riding the wave and trying to expose my ideas, which some consider controversial, but I wanted to test the waters. I got mixed reactions that were peaceful, and that's exactly what I wanted.
I think there were about 70,000 people participating. I don't have the exact number, but it was a lot.
It was supposed to start at 8:30 pm, but everyone was there early, so it really started at about 7 pm. There were three points from which the protest was suppose to march. I was on the Gulf Road. When I arrived at 7:30, the police were already shooting tear gas. The protest took place on the Gulf Road between the Kuwait Towers and Seef Palace.
I saw someone on the ground. I couldn't handle the tear gas; I was running. I couldn't take pictures, but some of my friends did. Most people I saw injured had been hurt by tear gas and bombs. I did not see the special forces hit anyone, because I fled before it happened.
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