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EFF Calls on Kuwait to Release Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

Apr 15, 2026EFF Deeplinks (AI & Privacy)

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EFF calls on the Kuwaiti government to immediately release journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin. An award-winning journalist and television host who worked for Al Jazeera for many years, Shihab-Eldin—a dual American-Kuwaiti citizen—was arrested in Kuwait on March 3 while visiting family. The Committee to P

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modelsApr 16, 2026

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modelsApr 16, 2026

Anthropic, Stability AI +44 more: 119 model releases in rapid succession

modelsApr 16, 2026

Anthropic, Stability AI +43 more: 117 model releases in rapid succession