Interpol arrest warrant allegedly targeting Kuwaiti princess and partner ‘on political grounds’

Mesaed al-Mesaileem and Sheikha Moneera Fahad al-Sabah. The couple have been publicly critical of the Kuwait state on social media. Photograph: Courtesy of Mesaed and Moneera

A Kuwaiti princess seeking asylum in Bosnia-Herzegovina has claimed the Kuwaiti state is using an Interpol red notice to intimidate and harass her and force the extradition of her partner, a prominent dissident blogger, back to the country.

Sheikha Moneera Fahad al-Sabah and Mesaed al-Mesaileem, said they face torture and threats to their lives if they are returned to Kuwait due to their political activism.