Jordan

“Blocking a website that publishes satire shows intolerance toward criticism that is troubling.”

A new report examines how several authorities in the region have integrated technology into their policing of LGBTQI+ people.

Authorities use vague and abusive laws that criminalize speech, association, and assembly.

Prominent columnist detained for critical online posts that allegedly violated cybercrime law.

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.

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.

“Jordanian authorities must not tolerate misuse of defamation or cyber-crime laws that could result in police abuses,” said Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

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.

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.

Authorities continue to arrest and intimidate protesting teacher union activists one year after authorities suspended the country’s largest professional union.

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.

A controversial court decision has dissolved Jordan’s Teachers’ Syndicate – the country’s largest independent trade union – and its board members have been imprisoned.

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.

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.

Jordanian authorities have been targeting protest leaders, participants, and critics on social media, in an effort to curb protests.

The two journalists, who work for the independent news website Jfranews, have been charged under Jordan’s Press and Publication Law and Cybercrime Law.