I don't understand internal Kuwaiti politics, but I'm researching it right now. There's a Reuters article that explains the background pretty well. The Kuwaiti opposition recently took a majority of votes in a Kuwaiti election, where one family holds power and political parties are banned. The government has now changed the voting rules, which would prevent the opposition from winning again in the future.

The people of Kuwait aren't having any of it.

The Arab Spring has arrived in Kuwait.

This was the scene at 12:00 PM, EST

Moments after these pictures were taken, the crowd met security forces. They locked arms and chanted "Peaceful, Peaceful" and were attacked by Kuwaiti security services. A lot of the tweets say with guns, but I don't see any images of injuries. Most people are saying flashbang stun grenades, and gas. Rubber bullets are a possibility, though. I'll know more in a few minutes.

Which led to one of the most incredible photos I've ever seen.

Here's a Kuwaiti protester helping a police officer who was caught by the gas.



I'll update this post as time goes on, and we know more.

Quick Edit: Apparently the special forces have attacked the protesters after they decided that the march was successful and it was time to go home. There's a lot of shock, anger, and confusion among the Kuwaiti opposition right now. No images of rubber bullets, just teargas.