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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Patrick Wintour

Detention of journalist in Kuwait raises questions about crackdown on freedom of speech

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin at Doha film festival.
Ahmed Shihab‑Eldin was born in the US and is a Kuwaiti national. Photograph: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Doha Film Festival

The detention of a prize-winning international journalist in Kuwait is raising questions about the crackdown on freedom of speech across the Middle East as a result of the US-Israel war with Iran, the Committee to Protect Journalists has warned.

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, a Kuwaiti-American dual national, was arrested on 3 March during a brief visit to Kuwait.

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