Ahmed Shihab-Eldin faces charges of “spreading false information” in MENA, sparking concern over press freedom. Kuwaiti-Palestinian journalist born 1984.
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been acquitted of charges including spreading false information and harming national security after 52 days in Kuwaiti detention and has left Kuwait, his legal team and rights groups have said. His arrest had highlighted an expanding crackdown on social media and press coverage in Gulf states since the US-Israel strikes on Iran began in late February.