Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin acquitted after 52 days in Kuwait: household says

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Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, who was detained in Kuwait below new safety and misinformation legal guidelines, has been acquitted on all costs, his household introduced on Thursday.

"We're relieved that Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been discovered harmless after 52 days in detention," Committee to Defend Journalists (CPJ) CEO Jodie Ginsberg stated in a press release.

"Ahmed’s freedom and security stay our topmost precedence and we'll proceed to intently monitor his case," Ginsberg added.

COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS DEMANDS KUWAIT RELEASE AMERICAN REPORTER AHMED SHIHAB-ELDIN

Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was detained by Kuwait for 52 days. (John Phillips/Getty Photographs)

Shihab-Eldin was arrested on March 3 in Kuwait, the place he was visiting household, and confronted costs associated to "spreading false info, harming nationwide safety, and misusing his cell phone" – which the CPJ designed to advertise press freedoms referred to as "obscure and overly broad accusations which are routinely used to silence unbiased journalists."

A spokesperson for Shihab-Eldin’s household confirmed Shihab-Eldin was acquitted however declined extra remark till additional info is understood. He's anticipated to be launched instantly.

On March 2, Kuwait’s Ministry of Inside posted a chilling message warning towards pictures or info associated to missiles or related areas. Khalid Ibrahim, Government Director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights, informed CPJ that dozens have been arrested because the warfare started in circumstances associated to freedom of expression.

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Ahmed Shihab‑Eldin attends the "Palestine 36" purple carpet in the course of the Doha Movie Competition 2025 on November 24, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. (Tristan Fewings/Getty Photographs)

Kuwait then issued a decree stipulating as much as 10 years in jail for anybody who undermines "the status of the army or intentionally works towards eroding public belief in them," in response to the Kuwait Occasions.

Shihab-Eldin, who is understood for work at The New York Occasions, HuffPost, BBC, Al Jazeera, Vice Information and different shops, posted video of a U.S. fighter jet crash close to a U.S. base in Kuwait shortly earlier than he was detained.

The State Division didn't instantly reply to a request for remark.

A State Division spokesperson beforehand informed Fox Information Digital that the Trump administration "has no increased precedence than the protection and safety of People" they usually have been conscious of stories of Shihab-Eldin’s detention.

"Each time an American is detained overseas, the Division works to offer consular help in accordance with our authorities below U.S. and worldwide legislation," the State Division spokesperson added.

The CPJ requested People to maintain Shihab-Eldin’s scenario seen by signing a petition and posting about his detention with the hashtags #freeahmed and #freeahmedeldin and #journalismisnotacrime.

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