Jordan
Jordanian authorities arrest prominent left leader Dr. Issam Khawaja

The detention of Dr. Khawaja is suspected to be based on political grounds amid a growing crackdown on freedom of expression in Jordan.

Jordan arrests BDS coordinator Hamza Khader amid intensified crackdown on pro-Palestine activists

Since Israel started its genocidal aggression on Gaza, Jordanian authorities have cracked down on pro-Palestinian activists, protesters, and even journalists.

Jordan bans Muslim Brotherhood, confiscates its assets after alleged security plot

In a bid to distance itself from the plot and the ban, the Islamic Action Front confirmed it has no ties with the Muslim Brotherhood.

Jordan says it foiled plot that threatened national security

The plot is linked to a cell allegedly affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, which a Jordanian court ordered to dissolve in 2020.

Journalist Hiba Abu Taha freed after year-long imprisonment under Jordan’s controversial Cybercrime Law

Despite international pressure to free Hiba, Jordanian authorities held her for her full sentence in a “huge setback for press freedoms.”

Jordan’s King rejects displacement of Palestinians following Trump’s press conference trap

During the past couple of weeks, Trump has been pushing a number of Arab countries, most importantly Jordan and Egypt, to host Palestinians as part of his proposals to take over Gaza and displace its people.

US increases pressure on Jordan to extradite Ahlam al-Tamimi

During his first presidential term, Trump also pressured the Jordanian government to hand al-Tamimi over to the United States or otherwise deport her to another country.

Gunman killed, Jordanian policemen injured in a shooting near the Israeli Embassy in Amman

There have been several incidents of Jordanian civilians attacking Israeli targets in the last few months in response to Israel’s genocidal aggression

Hiba Abu Taha: the imprisoned journalist who dared to expose Jordan’s complicity with Israel

Abu Taha was the first Jordanian journalist to be sentenced to prison based on the new, widely condemned Cybercrime Law.

Two Jordanians killed in second cross-border attack against Israeli Occupation Forces

The incident marks the second attack launched by Jordanian nationals against Israeli forces in the last month, in retaliation for Israel’s genocidal aggression on Gaza.

Jordan receives body of Maher al-Jazi from Israeli authorities

Although Israel has a policy of confiscating the bodies of individuals who carry out attacks against its forces, it returned Al-Jazi’s body to maintain security relations with the Jordanian government amid outrage of the Jordanian people.

Muslim Brotherhood gains majority of votes in Jordan’s parliamentary elections

Jordan’s national politics has always been impacted by the situation in occupied Palestine given the strong relations between the two peoples, and their lengthy joint struggle against the Zionist interests in the region.