Award-Winning Journalist Detained in Kuwait After Reporting on US Military Incident
The arrest of a prominent international journalist in Kuwait has raised concerns about the crackdown on press freedom in the Middle East amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict.
Award-Winning Journalist Detained in Kuwait After Reporting on US Military Incident
The detention of a prize-winning international journalist over his reporting of a friendly fire incident 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, born in the US and a Kuwaiti national, was arrested on 3 March during a brief visit to Kuwait. He published footage of a US air force F-15 E Strike Eagle crashing in al Jahra west of Kuwait city. On his Substack, he said the pilot and weapons officer had successfully ejected and survived. He added that video circulating online showed local residents assisting one of the crew in a civilian truck.
Source: The Guardian
