Jordanian publisher arrested under cybercrime law after ex-PM complains - Committee to Protect Journalists

Jordanian publisher arrested under cybercrime law after ex-PM complains - Committee to Protect Journalists

Beirut, March 20, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by the March 17 arrest of Jordanian publisher Omar Al Zayood, following a complaint by former Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh that Zayood’s Al Hashmiyah News site published an inaccurate report about him, and calls on authorities to stop using the cybercrime law to silence the press. “We urge Jordanian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journal…