Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of an investigative reporter who has become the first journalist in Jordan to receive a prison sentence under the country’s draconian cybercrime law, which RSF denounced prior to its adoption last year.
  • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
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    5 months ago

    A court in Amman sentenced Hiba Abu Taha, a Jordanian investigative journalist of Palestinian origin, to a year in prison on 11 June, one month after her arrest for revealing alleged trade links between Jordanian and Israeli companies despite the war in Gaza.

    Ah, so they want to continue trading with Israel while not being held responsible for trading with Israel.

    Jordan has seen a surge in harassment of journalists, including arrests, censorship and intimidation since December 2023. Those targeted have included journalists covering demonstrations in support of Gaza or revealing information concerning relations between Jordan and Israel, and the harassment has been carried out under the cybercrime law in particular.

    Add Jordan to the list of countries where it is strangely forbidden to criticize Israel no matter what Israel does.