Jordan: End draconian crackdown against pro-Palestinian activism The Jordanian authorities must end a sweeping crackdown that has seen hundreds of people arrested by security and intelligence forces since October 2023 for expressing their support for rights of Palestinians in Gaza or criticizing the government’s policies towards Israel, said Amnesty International
Black September - Wikipedia Black September (Arabic: أيلول الأسود, romanized: Aylūl al-ʾAswad), also known as the Jordanian Civil War, [9] was an armed conflict between Jordan, led by King Hussein, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), led by chairman Yasser Arafat
Jordan: authorities have arrested hundreds in crackdown on pro . . . The Jordanian authorities must end a sweeping crackdown that has seen hundreds of people arrested by security and intelligence forces for expressing support for the rights of Palestinians in Gaza or for criticising the Jordanian government’s policies towards Israel, said Amnesty International
Jordan: Crackdown on pro-Palestine activism | MENA Rights Group The Jordanian authorities’ crackdown on peaceful protesters expressing support for Palestine, and certain provisions of the Penal Code and Crime Prevention Law, fail to comply with the right to freedom of peaceful assembly enshrined in article 21 of the ICCPR
Jordan - February 2024 | The Global State of Democracy - ide, a Recent developments in Jordan have seen an escalation in actions against pro-Palestinian activists, with a notable increase in arrests and harassment since October This crackdown has extended to those participating in demonstrations or engaging in online advocacy for Palestine
Jordan: End Assault on Pro-Palestine Protests - DAWN (Washington D C , April 9, 2024): Jordan's security forces should end their violent crackdown, harassment, arrests, and ongoing detention of peaceful demonstrators protesting Israel's assault on Gaza, in their efforts to quash the largest mass protests taking place across the country since October To minimize further civil strife, the
Repression of Pro-Palestinian Protests in Jordan Such brutal crackdowns resulted in injuries, and damage to personal belongings This led to mass arrests of more than 116 protestors in the first few days according to an interview conducted with a lawyer in the committee for freedom and public rights in the Jordan Bar Association
Jordan should stop crackdown on pro-Gaza protesters: Amnesty - The New Arab Amnesty International has denounced Jordanian authorities for their crackdown on pro-Gaza protesters in recent months The rights group called on authorities to immediately halt the arrest of dozens of peaceful activists, who have been illegally detained for their peaceful criticism of the government’s policies towards Israel and the ongoing