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AMMAN Rakan Saaideh on Friday clinched the Jordan Press Association (JPA) elections, beating two other contestants.The elections, which witnessed five female contestants, including the first woman to run for president, saw the victory of all-male board members.Last week, the elections were postponed due to failure to meet quorum in accordance with the JPA Law. The elections
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Media workshop held for law students
By Rayya Al Muheisen - Jul 04,2021 - Last updated at Jul 04,2021
AMMAN The National Centre for Human Rights, in cooperation with the Jordan Media Institute, held a workshop titled “Media, education and freedom of speech” on Wednesday for law students at Jordanian universities.
Freedom of speech is the right of a person to express any opinion without censorship, restraint or the fear of legal sanction, according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The Jordanian Constitution guarantees freedom of speech.
According to Hareth Al Hattab, an organiser of the workshop and law student at the University of Jordan, the workshop introduced important legal definitions and fundamental information about media education.