Jordan - Jordan blocks access to nine more news websites

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Licencing system again used to curtail online freedom of information A year after blocking access to 263 websites, Jordan's Media Commission has blocked another nine news and information websites on the grounds that they failed to obtain the required licence. They include 7iber, a site that promotes free speech and media freedom, which had changed its URL after being blocked a year ago. The blocking is based on the Press and Publication Law, as amended in 2012. Article 49 says that any (...)

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