Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin leaves after being acquitted of charges (opens in new tab)

Press reports confirmed that Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, 41, left Kuwait on 24 April 2026, after 52 days of arbitrary detention. On 23 April 2026, the State Security and Terrorism Crimes Chamber of the Criminal Court issued its verdicts in several cases involving social media users. The charges against them included spreading false news, inciting […] The post Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin leaves after being acquitted of charges appeared first on Gulf Centre for Human Rights.