Journalist detained in Kuwait acquitted of ‘spreading false information’, says press monitor
detained](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/detention-journalist-ahmed-shihab-eldin-kuwait-crackdown-freedom-speech-iran-war) 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](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/world/middleeast/kuwait-shihab-eldin-journalist-detained.html),