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Jordanian prosecutors filed charges against Mwafaq Mahadin, 59, and Sufyan al-Tell, 74, in February 2010. The authorities have continued to pursue their prosecution despite two separate lower court rulings that cleared the defendants of all wrongdoing.
Jordan Highlights
AttacksFive Jordanian university students were accused of desecrating a Quran and attacked by other students on campus. Local authorities then detained them and handed them over to security services.
Attacks Freedom of AssemblyOver 300 people have been arrested since 14 November as thousands of people have been protesting against the government's decision to end fuel subsidies.
CensorshipRola Kawas was dismissed from her post as a dean at the University of Jordan after students in a programme she supervises produced a video about harassment issues on campus.
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