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From the Communiqué
18 August 2010
Cyber crime law attacks free expression; Internet cafés monitored
Jordanian authorities are attacking Internet freedom on all fronts. On 3 August they decreed a provisional cyber crime law, setting up a legislative arsenal to regulate the Internet and punish those critical of the state, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The law gives authorities sweeping powers to limit the flow of information and control debate prior to presidential elections in November. The government also recently blocked dozens of independent news sites and ordered Internet café owners to install surveillance cameras, reports the Arabic Network for Human Rights (ANHRI).
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PRESS LAW AMENDED TO SCRAP CUSTODIAL SENTENCES
The Jordan Parliament voted on 21 March to scrap a clause of the newly approved press and publications law, which calls for the imprisonment of journalists, reports the Arab Archives Institute (AAI).See all articles: Jordan
Campaigns and Advocacy
18 August 2010
CPJ asks King Abdullah to toss out cyber law
The law includes a number of broadly written provisions that could hinder online expression and restrict the ability of journalists to report the news, CPJ said.
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World Report 2009: Jordan 
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Annual Report 2008: Jordan
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