Jordan

Authorities severely restrict public freedoms in Jordan

Written by Gulf Center for Human Rights

11 April 2024

Jordan's fight for online freedom of expression

Written by Global Voices MENA

16 August 2023

Beyond Jordan’s TikTok Ban

Written by SMEX

28 February 2023

Jordan's personal data protection draft bill: is it enough?

Written by SMEX

21 February 2022

Stories about Jordan

COVID-19 and shrinking freedom limits in Jordan

COVID-19 restrictions ushered in an intensified clampdown on free speech

Written by Global Voices MENA, Raya Sharbain

6 January 2021

As COVID-19 accelerates digital transformation, is the internet safe for women in the Middle East?

Online violence restricts opportunities for women

Written by Saoussen Ben Cheikh

1 June 2020

From counterterrorism to counter-COVID-19, governments use crises to impose continuous states of emergency in the Middle East

Emergency powers carry the risk of undermining rule of law

Written by Saoussen Ben Cheikh

22 May 2020

Fighting COVID-19 goes hand-in-hand with shuttering newspapers across the Middle East

Print journalism is a silent victim of the virus

Written by Saoussen Ben Cheikh

14 April 2020

Impact of COVID-19 containment measures on human rights and civil liberties in the Middle East

Many of these unfair actions violate international law

Written by Khalid Ibrahim

8 April 2020

Jordan's online censorship decisions: non-transparent and —at times— arbitrary

Censorship decisions in Jordan are often non-transparent

Written by Global Voices MENA, Tina, Raya Sharbain

10 February 2020

Data protection policy void threatens privacy rights of citizens and refugees in Jordan

Government surveillance is a strong threat to privacy in Jordan

Written by Global Voices MENA, Raya Sharbain

30 December 2019

Jordanian Cartoonist Goes to Trial For Drawing Jesus

The cartoon commented on the Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, which sold church property to Israeli settler groups to pay off church debt.

Written by Afef Abrougui

17 November 2017

Netizen Report: LGBT People Face Online Censorship and Threats in Egypt, Jordan

Global Voices Advocacy's Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in Internet rights around the world.

Written by Netizen Report Team

6 October 2017

UAE Court Sentences Jordanian Journalist Tayseer al-Najjar to Prison

UAE authorities took issue with a Facebook post that Tayseer al-Najjar published before he had even moved to the country.

Written by Afef Abrougui

16 March 2017

After Waiting More Than a Year, Jordanian Journalist Appears Before UAE Court

Journalist Tayseer Al-Najjar is on trial in the UAE over 2014 Facebook posts deemed offensive to the Emirati state.

Written by Afef Abrougui

3 February 2017

Jordanian Authorities Impose Media Gag After Writer's Killing

Jordanian authorities have banned media coverage of the assassination of Nahed Hattar, a writer who was shot dead on September 25 by a gunman in the capital Amman.

Written by Afef Abrougui

26 September 2016