Jordan: Activist’s five-year prison sentence for peaceful criticism upheld amid escalating repression

By Amnesty International

In response to the ruling by Jordan’s State Security Court to uphold its conviction and five-year prison sentence against political activist Ayman Sanduka on 15 September for a Facebook post addressed to the King in which he criticized Jordan’s policies, Kristine Beckerle, Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa said: Equating criticism […] The post Jordan: Activist’s five-year prison sentence for peaceful criticism upheld amid escalating repression appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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