in prison for lèse-majesté. He was released in February 2015. In April 2021 following an incident where a female Jordanian was sentenced for lèse-majesté after saying that she believes her father is better than the king, King Abdullah II instructed courts to abandon ruling in cases related to lèse-majesté in Jordan. Kuwait In the State of Kuwait, lèse-majesté is punishable with two years in jail, if charged. In January 2009, there was a diplomatic incident between Australia and Kuwait over an Australian woman being held for allegedly insulting the Emir of Kuwait during a fracas with Kuwaiti immigration authorities. Qatar In 2013, a Qatari poet was sentenced to 15 years in prison for criticizing former Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Saudi Arabia Under the counterterrorism law that took effect in 2014, actions that "threaten Saudi Arabia’s unity, disturb public order, or defame the reputation of the state or the king" are considered acts of terrorism. The offense may carry harsh corporal punishment, including lengthy jail terms and even death, the sentences may be determined on a per case basis owing to the arbitrary nature of the Saudi legal system. Turkey Under Turkish law it is illegal to insult the Turkish nation, the Turkish Republic, Turkish government institutions, and Turkish national heroes. It is also illegal to insult the President of Turkey, with the scope of such indictment affecting comical and satirical depictions. Bahadir Baruter and Ozer Aydogan, two Turkish cartoonists from Penguen, were arrested for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In March 2016, German satirist Jan Böhmermann insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in his late-night show Neo Magazin Royale. On 18 September 2020, the lawyer of Turkey's president, Huseyin Aydin, filed a complaint against Greek newspaper Dimokratia over a derogatory headline run. The headline, "Siktir Git Mr. Erdogan", meaning "Fuck off Mr. Erdogan" in Turkish, appeared next to the photo of the president. The headline also included an English translation. In October 2020, a French political comic magazine, Charlie Hebdo, faced possible charges in Turkey over insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The cover of the magazine involves Recep lifting his wife's dress while he was sitting in the chair drunk. Africa Mauritius Mauritians are routinely prosecuted for statements deemed offensive to the members of Jugnauth Government (in power since 2015). In 2019, Patrick Hofman, a former pilot for Air Mauritius, was deported for having called the Prime Minister, Pravind