American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin acquitted on all charges after 52 days detained in Kuwait, family says Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been acquitted of all charges after 52 days in detention in Kuwait. He was arrested on charges of spreading false information, harming national security, and misusing his mobile phone, which the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) described as vague accusations often used to silence independent journalists. Shihab-Eldin is expected to be released immediately following his acquittal.

• Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was acquitted of all charges after 52 days of detention in Kuwait.
• He was arrested on charges of spreading false information, harming national security, and misusing his mobile phone.
• The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) criticized the charges as vague and used to silence independent journalists.
• Shihab-Eldin had posted a video of a U.S. fighter jet crash shortly before his arrest.
• Dozens have reportedly been arrested in Kuwait on freedom of expression charges since the war began.