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Jordanian news site, threatened with closure, reflects on license requirement

Nearly two years have passed since Jordanian authorities blocked over 200 websites for failing to obtain a license in accordance with a then-recent amendment to the country’s Press and Publications Law. The amendment requires online news sites to be licensed to operate as such and to have an editor affiliated with the Jordan Press Association, […]

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Palestinian journalist denied entry into Jordan

The International Press Institute (IPI) said today that it was troubled to learn that Palestinian Associated Press (AP) correspondent Mohammed Daraghmeh had been denied entry into Jordan. Daraghmeh was denied entry into Jordan while travelling from the West Bank for work on Dec. 3. He currently remains in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, […]

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Jordanian website blocked for a second time

The Jordanian Media Commission blocked the news website 7iber.org on Monday, just one year after blocking the outlet’s original domain, 7iber.com. The original domain was blocked in June 2013 on the basis of the country’s Press and Publication Law (2012), which requires websites to obtain licences from the statutory Media Commission in order to publish. […]

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IPI calls for repeal of news website licensing in Jordan

A year after dozens of Jordan’s Internet news sites were blocked by the government for failing to obtain a licence, a report published today by the International Press Institute (IPI) calls on the authorities to rescind the law and take steps to reform other legislation that threatens press freedom. Jordanian officials on June 1, 2013 […]

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