The Kuwaiti government has closed down two newspapers - Al-Mustaqbal and alDar - and the satellite channel Mubasher.
The closures were ordered by the ministry of commerce, acting at the request of the ministry of information, which referred to unspecified "irregularities".
They follow the government's decision to close Al-Jazeera's Kuwaiti office in December.
According to the Arabic Network for Human Rights, which denounced the closures on "fabricated charges", the bans were punishments because the outlets were carrying material critical of the country's political situation.
It said: "Restrictions on the media and press freedom by the Kuwaiti government are on the rise."
Sources: ANHRI/Index on Censorship
