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NPC Statement on Arrest of Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
CPJ says the charges are vague and overbroad, and the National Press Club urged his immediate release amid growing concern over censorship.
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Kuwaiti-American journalist with Palestinian roots Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, an international media contributor covering the Middle East, has been in detention in Kuwait since early March, having posted on social media images of the downing of a U.S. fighter in the country. His arrest represents a new example of the increasingly harsh measures of the Gulf States to censor information about his role in the U.S. and Israel offensive against Iran, and th…
Kuwait detains American-born journalist for weeks amid press freedom crackdown
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, who had reposted verified CNN footage of U.S. fighter jets being shot down in Kuwait, has been detained since early March on charges that press freedom groups say are being used to intimidate journalists. His arrest was unknown for six weeks
CPJ launches petition calling on Kuwait to release US-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
New York, April 15, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today published a petition calling on Kuwaiti authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin. Shihab-Eldin, an award-winning journalist who previously contributed to The New York Times, PBS, and Al Jazeera English, has not posted online or been seen in public...
Journalist’s arrest in Kuwait over Iran content raises crackdown concerns
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, a Kuwaiti-American journalist known for his work at VICE, HuffPost and Al Jazeera, has been detained in Kuwait, according to press freedom advocates, after sharing videos related to the Iran war. CNN’s Isobel Yeung reports on the widening crackdown of Iran war content by Gulf states.
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