hǎi wān海湾dì qū地区guó jí国籍bèi被bō duó剥夺：kē wēi tè科威特hé和bā lín巴林de的gù shì故事
In the Gulf region, some people become stateless after losing their nationality.
They may have no passport and may find it difficult to attend school, receive medical care, work, or travel freely.
Since 2024, more than 42,000 people in Kuwait have had their nationality revoked.
Many people cannot appeal to the courts.
Kuwait’s “Bidun” have long lacked official legal status.
When Khadija was a child, her family could not afford school fees, so she had to study at home and work to help her family.
Bahrain has also revoked the nationality of more than 1,000 people. Some later had their nationality restored, but many problems remain unresolved.
Women in Gulf countries generally cannot pass their nationality on to their children in the same way as men can.
Ahmed’s mother is Bahraini, and his father is Pakistani.
He was born and raised in Bahrain, but he does not have Bahraini nationality. As a result, he cannot apply for university scholarships and nearly had to leave his homeland because he lacked a residence permit.
Human rights workers hope that countries will amend their laws so that men and women have equal rights and children at risk of becoming stateless can acquire a nationality.