Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is alarmed by a wave of press freedom violations in Jordan, in which six journalists have been arrested and/or charged in the past month. The Jordanian authorities must allow journalists to work freely, RSF says.
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"Jordanian authorities must not tolerate misuse of defamation or cyber-crime laws that could result in police abuses," said Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
Two journalists were arrested earlier this month at Amman airport over tweets and articles they published, under a cybercrime law widely condemned by human rights groups.
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