US-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin acquitted of all charges
Washington, D.C., April 23, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes a Kuwaiti court’s acquittal of US-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin on all charges following nearly two months of detention. “We are relieved that Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been found innocent after 52 days in detenti
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