• Attacks on the Press in 2011: Jordan

  New media legislation "portrayed as reform but actually imposed new penalties for critical reporting"

  Committee to Protect Journalists 22 February 2012

• Press Freedom Index 2011-2012: Jordan

  Few changes observed, police violence against journalists continues

  Reporters Without Borders 25 January 2012

• World Report 2012: Jordan

  Speech critical of the King, Islam and government officials and institutions remains criminalised

  Human Rights Watch 22 January 2012