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CPJ condemns the Kuwaiti government’s decision to revoke the citizenship of U.S.-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin and his two sisters, just days after his release from two months of wrongful detention. Read more⤵️ cpj.org/2026/04/ahmed-shihab…

US-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been detained in #Kuwait for 50 days. Journalism is not a crime -- Kuwaiti authorities must #FreeAhmed now. Sign and share the petition ⤵️ cpj.movements.mov/pet/kuwait…

#Kuwait: Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been detained in Kuwait for 7 weeks on the basis of a new law enacted just days after he was arrested. According to @jodieginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Kuwait has been criticized by the U.N. Committee Against Torture for malpractice against those in custody. ms.now/the-weekend-primetime…

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, an American journalist, has been detained for 46 days in Kuwait under new security and fake news laws. The Kuwaiti government must release our friend & colleague immediately. Journalism is NOT a crime. Sign the petition: cpj.movements.mov/pet/kuwait… #FreeAhmed

A State Department spokesperson says the Trump administration is aware that American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been detained in Kuwait and that the admin "has no higher priority than the safety and security of Americans." Broader comments from State here -->

HuffPost is deeply alarmed by the news of Ahmed Shihab-Eldin’s detention and the indications that he is being held under Kuwait’s stifling new security laws for acts of journalism. Ahmed spent two years at HuffPost as a pioneering host and producer of HuffPost Live. He impressed colleagues and viewers alike with his compassion, determination and pursuit of the truth. Ahmed’s detention is greatly concerning. HuffPost calls on Kuwaiti authorities to release him immediately.

#FreeAhmed My dear HuffPost Live colleague Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been detained in Kuwait for over six weeks for posting about war in Iran. Journalism is not a crime and the Committee to Protect Journalists is calling for his immediate release. @pressfreedom

🇮🇷 #Iran has declared it has full control of the Strait of #Hormuz and threatened to fire at any ship passing through it. Watch to learn more ⤵️

🇺🇸 President Donald #Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand #Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach #California island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years. More from @charli 👇

🇺🇸 US President Donald #Trump announced Tuesday that the White House would release around 80,000 pages of files related to John F. #Kennedy’s assassination. FRANCE 24’s @charli reports ⤵️

In #Qatar 🇶🇦, falconry is an ancient art recognized by Unesco as an Intangible Cultural Heritage. A a symbol of nobility and prestige, it is passed down from generation to generation. #FOCUS report from @LeaDelfolie, @jules_pilorge, and Kawther Abderrahmane ⤵️

🇫🇷 🇷🇺 The French president took a "grave and solemn tone" to deliver his "stark words" warning that #Russia is a threat to #Ukraine and to #Europe as a whole. Our French Politics Editor @mperelman explained the undertones on #F24AroundTheWorld with @charli ⤵️

🇵🇸 Displaced #Palestinians are migrating back to their homes in #Gaza. But where they may be allowed to live as Gaza rebuilds and recovers is greatly out of their hands. @Charli tells us how Palestinians are reacting to the negotiations over their future ⤵️

80 years ago, on January 27, 1945, Soviet soldiers entered the gates of #Auschwitz and liberated some 7,000 weak and emaciated prisoners. They were the lucky ones who survived the horrors of the #Nazi camps. FRANCE 24's @charli tells us the story of one Hungarian survivor 👇

🇮🇹 An Italian journalist detained in #Iran for three weeks was freed Wednesday. The 29-year-old #CeciliaSala left #Tehran after what Italian authorities called “intensive work on diplomatic and intelligence channels.” More from @charli 👇

🇸🇾 One month after the fall of Bashar al-#Assad, people in #Syria are already feeling the changes in their everyday life. More from @charli 👇

🔴 🇫🇷 Former #French president Nicolas #Sarkozy losing his final appeal at the French Cour de Cassation, the country's highest court, was "not a surprise", says Andrew Smith (@smidbob) @QMUL. He explained his reasoning to @charli on #F24AroundTheWorld ⤵️

🇫🇷 French people are having less #sex, but it's better than it used to be, reveals a new study on sexual practices in #France. More from @charli 👇

The return of America First: What does Trump's win mean for the world? f24.my/Aj3d.x

🇺🇸New #DonaldTrump era : What's next for the world? 🌏 📺Tune in at 7.10PM Paris Time at france24.com/en/live with @charli ➡️Your reactions on #F24Debate #USAElections2024