IFJ Condemns Internet Censorship in Jordan
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Publisher: International Federation of Journalists
Date Written: 09/02/2011
Year Published: 2011
Resource Type: Article
The International Federation of Journalists today accused the Jordanian government of stifling calls for democratic change after the country's intelligence service disabled a news website & removed a letter to the King demanding political reforms.
Abstract: The IFJ backed protests by journalists' leaders and others who joined a protest after the country's biggest news website http://www.ammonnews.net/ was hacked into and a report over the letter was taken down. Leaders of the IFJ affiliate, the Jordanian Press Association(JPA), joined the demonstration which was held outside the union offices in central Amman.
"This is a sinister development that shows how vulnerable free speech on the internet has become to spooks and censors from inside gover...
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