US-Kuwaiti journalist held in Kuwait over social media posts acquitted, lawyers say

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin reportedly faced charges, including spreading false information, after he re-posted images related to the Iran war.

Journalist detained in Kuwait acquitted of ‘spreading false information’, says press monitor

Committee to Protect Journalists says Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was found innocent after 52 days in detention Middle East crisis – live updates A Kuwaiti-American journalist, who had been detained in Kuwait, has been acquitted, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, who has previously worked for PBS, HuffPost, the New York Times, the BBC and Al Jazeera, was arrested on 3 March during a brief visit to Kuwait. Continue reading...

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Kuwaiti court acquits detained U.S. Kuwaiti journalist of all charges, lawyers say

A Kuwaiti American journalist has been acquitted in Kuwait of all charges after nearly two months in detention during a crackdown on press freedom and social media posts on military activity in the Middle East amid Iran's war with the U.S. and Israel.