Spotlight: Jordan
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Jordan blocks access to LGBTQ online magazine
A Twitter spat and petty government abuse highlight the need for immediate reform in Jordan.
A Twitter spat and petty government abuse highlight the need for immediate reform in Jordan.

"Journalists, and ordinary people who rely on [Al Jazeera] for news and information, are paying the price for this regional diplomatic dispute," said CPJ Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator Sherif Mansour.

The sentence against Tayseer al-Najjar was related to Facebook posts in which he criticized Egypt, Israel, and Gulf countries.

The assassination of a controversial writer charged with "insulting Islam" over a cartoon he shared on Facebook hints at much deeper issues than a lone-wolf shooter.
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