Kuwait detaining journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin after social media posts

Kuwait detaining journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin after social media posts Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Tue, 04/14/2026 - 13:54 Rights groups say journalist's detention is 'emblematic' of broader crackdown in the region on online speech amid Iran war Award-winning journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has reported for PBS, The New York Times and Al Jazeera English (Screengrab/Facebook) Off Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, an award-winning international journalist, has been detained for over a month by the Kuwaiti authorities following social media posts related to the Iran war, campaigners say. The 41-year-old, an American-born Kuwaiti national, was arrested on 2 March while visiting family in Kuwait. He has been arbitraily detained since then with limited access to his lawyer.