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Category: JordanBy Curt on Sep 24, 2007 in Jordan, Censorship | 0 Comments
Jordan, formerly the exemplar of free speech in the Arab Middle East, has decided to monitor domestic websites, according to Naseem at The Black Iris. (I can’t read Ammon News, the site referred to, but if anyone’s got a translation into English, help a brother out.)
A decision has been made to monitor websites (most likely […]
By Curt on Sep 20, 2007 in Jordan, Ahmad Oweidi, Censorship | 0 Comments
According to the Los Angeles Times (via ONI), Ahmad Oweidi was arrested in Jordan for exposing corruption at Amman’s Royal Court in email.
In Jordan, amid a crackdown on political dissent throughout pro-American Arab countries, Oweidi became an enemy of the state. The former lawmaker has been charged with heading an illegal organization, harming the […]
