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#Kuwait says verdicts on a number of national security cases will be announced April 23 at 1pm (6am ET). Likely that Ahmed Shihab-Eldin's case will be among them. @pressfreedom.bsky.social reiterates our call for his immediate release.

#freeahmed #journalismisnotacrime

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Heartbreaking and outrageous. #EndImpunity
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Databases searched, a stalking theory floated, escalation recommended—then halted for lack of legal basis. The signal still lands: investigate the watchdog. A government that toys with criminalizing reporting invites fear where scrutiny should stand. #JournalismIsNotACrime #DemocracyAtRisk

F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend

#JournalismIsNotACrime

And federal law-enforcement is not a weapon for those in power to intimidate their perceived critics www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...

F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend

F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated @nytimes.com Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend #journalismisnotacrime
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CPJ calls for immediate rescue of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, trapped under rubble in southern Lebanon - Committee to Protect Journalists Beirut, April 22, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists is outraged that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) apparently targeted Lebanese journalists Amal Khalil and Zeinab Faraj in Al Tayri, souther...

COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS: CPJ calls for immediate rescue of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, trapped under rubble in southern Lebanon cpj.org?p=583367 @pressfreedom.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism #journalismisnotacrime #pressfreedom

Larry Madowo on covering Africa, “warts and all.” “Africans are not just victims. We have a role in these stories and a perspective on them.”

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW: Larry Madowo on covering Africa, “warts and all.”! www.cjr.org/the-intervie... @columjournreview.bsky.social @larrymadowoo.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism #journalismisnotacrime #pressfreedom

The international legal team for the sisters of detained US journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has filed urgent appeals with United Nations experts and they are engaging with U.S., European and other authorities. cpj.org/2026/04/cpj-...

#FreeAhmed #FreeAhmedEldin #journalismisnotacrime

International lawyers for the sisters of detained journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin say they are "extremely concerned" for his safety and wellbeing in #Kuwait. "It is long past time for him to be released so he can come home to his family in the USA.”

#freeahmed #freeahmedeldin #journalismisnotacrime

Kuwait has detained US citizen and award-winning journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin for 50 days for the "crime" of reporting on the US-Israeli war on Iran. Ahmed is just one of scores arrested in the country since the start of the Iran war. Kuwaiti authorities must release him NOW. #JournalismIsNotACrime

Israel responsible for deadliest era for journalists since 1992 Israel has been engaged in the deadliest and most deliberate effort to kill and silence journalists ever-documented since 1992, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a US-based non-...

EU OBSERVER: Israel responsible for deadliest era for journalists since 1992 euobserver.com/212166/israe... @euobserver.com @nikolajnielsen.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism #pressfreedom #freepress #journalismisnotacrime

China moves journalist Dong Yuyu further from family with prison transfer - Committee to Protect Journalists New York, April 15, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns China’s decision to transfer veteran journalist Dong Yuyu from a prison in Beijing to another facility in Tianjin, a move that ta...

On journalist Dong Yuyu’s 64th birthday, CPJ calls for an immediate end to this injustice, Dong’s unconditional release, and his swift reunion with his family. cpj.org?p=580506

#PressFreedom #JournalismIsNotACrime #FreethePress #FreeDongYuyu

Shout out: #freelance, independent #journalists, emph on #investigative (but not exclusively so): Our profession is difficult & it’s become quite dangerous. Globally. Female journalists targeted in unique, disproportionate ways. (At this moment, over 50 are incarcerated.)
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#BREAKING

#Kuwait have detained #US -Kuwaiti #journalist Ahmed #ShihabEldin , a media watchdog says.

#CPJ said he had been charged with spreading false information, harming national security, and MISUSING ⁠HIS MOBILE PHONE.
AlJazeera
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#ReleaseAhmedShihabEldin

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📌 There are at least 26 journalists and media workers in prison in Turkey.

See the full list here ⬇️
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Kuwait: #FreeAhmed now.

Bsky peeps: Please sign the petition demanding @ahmedeldin.bsky.social's release. We're now approaching 10k signatures!

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An international counsel team acting on behalf of the two sisters of journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin is filing urgent appeals with United Nations experts, raising concerns about his arrest, prosecution and ongoing arbitrary detention. #freeahmed #freeahmedeldin #journalismisnotacrime

RFA welcomes release of Myanmar RFA contributor Shin Daewe The news of Shin Daewe’s release from detention comes as a welcome relief.

🇲🇲 #Myanmar: IPI welcomes the release of documentary filmmaker Shin Daewe, who was released from prison today as part of a wider amnesty.

IPI calls for the immediate release of all remaining journalists unjustly detained in Myanmar. #JournalismIsNotACrime
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Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, a Kuwaiti-American journalist has been held prisoner in Kuwait simply because he published videos of a U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle crash & commented on the 🇺🇸🇮🇱war in Iran🇮🇷

#JournalismIsNotACrime

Pls #sign✍🏼 the below petition demanding his release.

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Kuwait: Release journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin from detention | SIGN NOW An award-winning Kuwaiti-American journalist has been detained since March 3 for sharing publicly available, CNN-verified footage. Journalism is not a crime.

American journalist Ahmed Shihab Eldin has been in detention in Kuwait for more than six weeks.

Help us keep attention on this case.

Let #Kuwait know he must be freed immediately. Sign the petition! #freeahmed #freedahmedeldin #journalismisnotacrime

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Prominent 🇺🇸 Born Kuwaiti Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin JAILED in Kuwait since March 3rd, Faces Trial in Special Tribunal

#HumanRightsAreUniversal
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#FreeAhmedShihabEldin

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#ImpeachConvictTrump

#ArrestNetanyahu
#ICC

#FreeIran 🇮🇷

#ToriesGone651

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Prominent 🇺🇸 Born Kuwaiti Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin JAILED in Kuwait since March 3rd, Faces Trial in Special Tribunal

#HumanRightsAreUniversal
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#FreeAhmedShihabEldin

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#ImpeachConvictTrump

#ArrestNetanyahu
#ICC

#FreeIran 🇮🇷

#ToriesGone650

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France : RSF relance l’offensive judiciaire contre X pour désinformation À quelques jours de la convocation d'Elon Musk devant la justice française, Reporters sans frontières (RSF) annonce avoir déposé une nouvelle plainte contre le réseau social X. Cette plainte, déposée ...

REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS: France: RSF steps up legal action against X over disinformation rsf.org/s/95885 @rsf.org #photojournalism #journalism #journalismisnotacrime #pressfreedom

CPJ, partners file emergency motion to Israeli Supreme Court seeking independent media access to Gaza - Committee to Protect Journalists On Monday, April 13, 2026, the Committee to Protect Journalists, together with its amicus partners the Foreign Press Association in Israel, the Union of Journalists in Israel (UJI) and Reporters Witho...

COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS: CPJ, partners file emergency motion to Israeli Supreme Court seeking independent media access to Gaza cpj.org?p=580746 @pressfreedom.bsky.social @rsf.org #photojournalism #journalism #journalismisnotacrime #pressfreedom

Today marks 8 and a half years since the assassination of the investagative journalist #DaphneCaruanaGalizia in Malta.
We demand full justice for her killing & stand in solidarity with Daphne's family and our colleagues in Malta.
#JusticeForDaphne
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#DemocracyRocks #DemocracyRules #DemocracyWins #StopFascismNow #NoNazisAllowed #JournalismIsNotACrime #FreeUSA #NoNazisAllowed #Resist

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CPJ calls on Kuwait to release US-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin - Committee to Protect Journalists Washington, D.C., April 13, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Kuwaiti authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin. Shihab-Eld...

Award-winning journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been in Kuwaiti detention for over six weeks, apparently for posting images (taken and verified by other news sources) related to the war. Let #Kuwait know he must be freed now.
#freeahmed #freeahmedeldin #journalismisnotacrime
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