[JURIST] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Supreme Court on Monday sentenced [WAM report] a Kuwait lawmaker for his comments and criticism directed to the UAE and state officials. Last year Kuwaiti lawmaker Mubarak al-Duwailah criticized [AP report] Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nayhan on live television for his stance against the Muslim Brotherhood [JURIST news archive] and other groups. Mubarak al-Duwailah was sentenced in absentia to five years in prison for insulting the UAE’s leadership.

In July the UAE passed a religious tolerance law [JURIST report] designed to specifically outlaw radical groups from enforcing their version of Islam on others. In June the country sent a message to extremists by sentencing [NBC report] Ala’a Badr Abdullah al-Hashemi to death for her militant-style killing of American teacher Iboyla Ryan. In March the Arab League, including the UAE, formed a joint military group [JURIST report] to oppose forces that threaten its members, including the Islamic State.