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    قرار قضائي بإعدام مصريَّين وحبس مؤبد لـ4 آخرين في قضية مفبركة

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    غزة.. الاحتلال يرتكب مجزرة جديدة بحق نازحين في خان يونس

    Gaza: Israeli Occupation Commits New Massacre Against Displaced Civilians in Khan Yunis

    الاحتلال يقصف مدرسة للأونروا 5 مرات خلال 11 شهرًا

    The Guardian – Targeting of Schools in Gaza Part of a Deliberate Israeli Strategy

    غزة.. 9 قتلى معظمهم أطفال في أول أيام عيد الفطر

    27 Killed as Gaza Wakes Up to Another Massacre of the Starving in Western Rafah

    9721 مستوطنا اقتحموا المسجد الأقصى خلال أكتوبر الماضي

    Hundreds of Israeli Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque Under Heavy Occupation Protection

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    التصريحات لا توقف الإبادة… وعلى المجتمع الدولي التحرك لردع الاحتلال ومحاكمة قادته

    Statements Are Not Enough — The International Community Must Take Concrete Action to Stop Israel’s Genocide and Hold Its Leaders Accountable

    ندوة: هل يكفي التهديد الأوروبي بفرض عقوبات على الاحتلال؟

    Webinar Report: Is Threatening Sanctions Enough? European Complicity in Gaza’s Genocide Under the Spotlight

    غزة.. كارثة إنسانية متواصلة وسط عودة النازحين وتفاقم الاحتياجات

    Libya and Syria Must Publicly Reject Palestinian Displacement Plans and Commit to Ending the Genocide and Rebuilding Gaza

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    ندوة: هل يكفي التهديد الأوروبي بفرض عقوبات على الاحتلال؟

    Webinar Report: Is Threatening Sanctions Enough? European Complicity in Gaza’s Genocide Under the Spotlight

    ندوة: الاحتلال يدمر القطاع الصحي في غزة عبر أكثر الادوات وحشية وسط تجاهل دولي مخز

    Webinar Report: Gaza’s Collapsing Health Sector Amid Ongoing Genocide

    Webinar Announcement: Gaza’s Collapsing Health Sector Amid Ongoing Genocide

    Webinar Announcement: Gaza’s Collapsing Health Sector Amid Ongoing Genocide

    ندوة- تونس: الاعتقال السياسي، وتقويض استقلال القضاء، والتدهور الاقتصادي والاجتماعي

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    Webinar Report: Is Threatening Sanctions Enough? European Complicity in Gaza’s Genocide Under the Spotlight

    ندوة: استئناف الإبادة في غزة وسط التواطؤ الدولي وازدواجية معايير صناع القرار

    Webinar Report: Resumption of Genocide in Gaza Amid International Complicity

    ندوة: قطع إسرائيل المساعدات الإنسانية عن غزة وخرق وقف إطلاق النار وسعي نتنياهو لاستئناف حرب الإبادة

    Webinar Report- Israel’s Blockade on Humanitarian Aid to Gaza and Netanyahu’s Push to Resume Genocide

    تقرير ندوة- إعادة إعمار غزة: دور الأمم المتحدة، مسؤولية الغرب، وسُبل حماية وقف إطلاق النار

    Webinar Report- Rebuilding Gaza: The UN’s Role, Western Responsibility, and Protecting the Ceasefire

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    قرار قضائي بإعدام مصريَّين وحبس مؤبد لـ4 آخرين في قضية مفبركة

    Trial of 52 Egyptians Including Journalists and Young Women After Years of Arbitrary Detention

    The occupation forces killed four journalists in an attack on the Baptist Hospital square.

    Gaza: Israeli Forces Kill Four Journalists in Strike on Baptist Hospital Grounds

    غزة.. الاحتلال يرتكب مجزرة جديدة بحق نازحين في خان يونس

    Gaza: Israeli Occupation Commits New Massacre Against Displaced Civilians in Khan Yunis

    الاحتلال يقصف مدرسة للأونروا 5 مرات خلال 11 شهرًا

    The Guardian – Targeting of Schools in Gaza Part of a Deliberate Israeli Strategy

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    27 Killed as Gaza Wakes Up to Another Massacre of the Starving in Western Rafah

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    Hundreds of Israeli Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque Under Heavy Occupation Protection

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    Statements Are Not Enough — The International Community Must Take Concrete Action to Stop Israel’s Genocide and Hold Its Leaders Accountable

    ندوة: هل يكفي التهديد الأوروبي بفرض عقوبات على الاحتلال؟

    Webinar Report: Is Threatening Sanctions Enough? European Complicity in Gaza’s Genocide Under the Spotlight

    غزة.. كارثة إنسانية متواصلة وسط عودة النازحين وتفاقم الاحتياجات

    Libya and Syria Must Publicly Reject Palestinian Displacement Plans and Commit to Ending the Genocide and Rebuilding Gaza

    The kidnapping and torture of Libyan MP Ibrahim al-Darsi

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    Death Penalty Arab Republic of Egypt

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    The Situation in Palestine before the ICC

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    ندوة: هل يكفي التهديد الأوروبي بفرض عقوبات على الاحتلال؟

    Webinar Report: Is Threatening Sanctions Enough? European Complicity in Gaza’s Genocide Under the Spotlight

    ندوة: الاحتلال يدمر القطاع الصحي في غزة عبر أكثر الادوات وحشية وسط تجاهل دولي مخز

    Webinar Report: Gaza’s Collapsing Health Sector Amid Ongoing Genocide

    Webinar Announcement: Gaza’s Collapsing Health Sector Amid Ongoing Genocide

    Webinar Announcement: Gaza’s Collapsing Health Sector Amid Ongoing Genocide

    ندوة- تونس: الاعتقال السياسي، وتقويض استقلال القضاء، والتدهور الاقتصادي والاجتماعي

    Tunisia: Political Detention, Judicial Erosion, and Socio-Economic Breakdown

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    ندوة: هل يكفي التهديد الأوروبي بفرض عقوبات على الاحتلال؟

    Webinar Report: Is Threatening Sanctions Enough? European Complicity in Gaza’s Genocide Under the Spotlight

    ندوة: استئناف الإبادة في غزة وسط التواطؤ الدولي وازدواجية معايير صناع القرار

    Webinar Report: Resumption of Genocide in Gaza Amid International Complicity

    ندوة: قطع إسرائيل المساعدات الإنسانية عن غزة وخرق وقف إطلاق النار وسعي نتنياهو لاستئناف حرب الإبادة

    Webinar Report- Israel’s Blockade on Humanitarian Aid to Gaza and Netanyahu’s Push to Resume Genocide

    تقرير ندوة- إعادة إعمار غزة: دور الأمم المتحدة، مسؤولية الغرب، وسُبل حماية وقف إطلاق النار

    Webinar Report- Rebuilding Gaza: The UN’s Role, Western Responsibility, and Protecting the Ceasefire

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Jordan – Freedom of expression under attack as govt’ blocks 12 media websites

May 16, 2025
in Jordan
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Jordan – Freedom of expression under attack as govt’ blocks 12 media websites

The Jordanian Media Commission has announced the blocking of 12 foreign news websites, citing the alleged spread of “media toxins” and “insults to Jordanian symbols and national stability.”

The banned websites include well-known platforms across the region and internationally, such as Middle East Eye, Raseef22, Arabi21, Arabi Post, Meem Mir’atuna, Shehab News, Quds Press, Noon Post, Al Shaoub, Rassd, and Sawt Al Urdun (Voice of Jordan).

The decision was issued without providing detailed legal justification or specifying any particular content deemed offensive, as claimed by the Commission. This raises serious concerns about the politicisation of media censorship and its use as a tool to restrict opinion and criticism, particularly when it concerns state performance, human rights issues, or public policy.

The pretext cited by the Commission, “safeguarding national media security”, reinforces a vague and expansive notion of security, often used to justify curbing fundamental freedoms, foremost among them freedom of expression and access to information. Such terms are frequently employed as a legal cover to suppress critical and dissenting voices, even when those voices adhere to professional standards and address issues objectively and independently.

According to Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Jordan is a party, everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This includes “the freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice.”

While the Covenant permits certain restrictions in limited cases—such as incitement to violence or hatred; these restrictions must be necessary, proportionate, and clearly defined. They are not to be used broadly to silence dissent or block the exchange of opinion.

Many of the blocked sites, especially Middle East Eye and Raseef22, are known for their balanced reporting and for providing space for in-depth societal debates on freedoms, identity, and politically or economically sensitive issues in the region, including Jordan. There is no documented record of these outlets publishing fabricated or inciteful content against the Jordanian state.

At a time when the Jordanian government claims to be combating misinformation, it is engaging in practices that undermine the very essence of transparency and media credibility, by imposing blanket bans on alternative media outlets that offer diverse audiences access to a broader spectrum of views often absent from state-run media.

The decision to block 12 media websites not only marks yet another setback for media freedom in Jordan but also reflects an alarming drift towards controlling public discourse, rather than fostering responsible critique and open debate. Website blocking is one of the weakest responses to free expression and one of the clearest signs of political short-sightedness.

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