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Journalist’s arrest in Kuwait over Iran content raises crackdown concerns
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April 16, 2026
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1:29Now PlayingAhmed Shihab-Eldin, a Kuwaiti-American journalist known for his work at VICE, HuffPost and Al Jazeera, has been detained in Kuwait, according to press freedom advocates, after sharing videos related to the Iran war. CNN's Isobel Yeung reports on the widening crackdown of Iran war content by Gulf states.
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