Jordan: Authorities continue their gross violations of human rights
Journalists persecuted for online expression, and new cybercrime law ratified.
Jordan’s new proposed cybercrimes law will strongly undermine digital rights
Draft bill threatens internet freedom and privacy rights, while tightening government control.
Jordan: Ban on satirical news site “Al Hudood” must be lifted
“Blocking a website that publishes satire shows intolerance toward criticism that is troubling.”
Digital targeting and its offline consequences for LGBTQI+ people in MENA
A new report examines how several authorities in the region have integrated technology into their policing of LGBTQI+ people.
Jordan: Government crushes civic space
Authorities use vague and abusive laws that criminalize speech, association, and assembly.
Jordan: Journalist Adnan Al-Rousan arrested over critical columns posted on Facebook
Prominent columnist detained for critical online posts that allegedly violated cybercrime law.
Jordan: Call for freedom for activist Sumaya Abu Nabaa
Since her arrest, Abu Nabaa has announced an open-ended hunger strike, amid calls to lift restrictions on freedom of expression, and release prisoners of conscience.
Jordan: Government imposes more severe restrictions on freedom of expression
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jordanian authorities have been cracking down even more so on journalists by passing new legislation further limiting freedom of expression.
Jordan: Six journalists prosecuted in past month under cybercrime law
“Jordanian authorities must not tolerate misuse of defamation or cyber-crime laws that could result in police abuses,” said Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
Jordan: Civil liberties continue to face repressive restrictions
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls on Jordanian authorities to immediately end repressive measures that have restricted freedoms in the country, including the right to free expression and peaceful assembly.
Jordan: Lèse-majesté pardons stir calls for decriminalizing free expression
Recent pardons for those convicted of lèse-majesté is a welcome step in acknowledging that laws criminalizing heads of state and others in power have no place in a democratic country, said IPI Executive Director Barbara Trionfi.
Jordan: Teacher activists face campaign of arrests and intimidation
Authorities continue to arrest and intimidate protesting teacher union activists one year after authorities suspended the country’s largest professional union.
Mapping digital rights in MENA: towards a safer online environment
New research from IFEX member 7amleh examines how digital rights policies and practices in Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia are impacting freedom of expression and the right to information, and highlights the need to improve people’s access to a safer online environment.
Jordan dissolves teachers’ union and jails its board members
A controversial court decision has dissolved Jordan’s Teachers’ Syndicate – the country’s largest independent trade union – and its board members have been imprisoned.
Jordan: Publisher Jamal Haddad arrested for questioning pandemic response
The Committee To Protect Journalists says the arrest of Jordanian publisher Jamal Haddad is part of efforts by authorities aimed at intimidating journalists who question the government response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and calls for his immediate release.
Jordan exploits state of emergency to crack down on protests and free expression
According to Human Rights Watch, Jordanian authorities have exploited the state of emergency to crack down on public outrage over the arbitrary government closure of the Teachers’ Syndicate.