Seif Obeidat Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Jordanian court orders arrest of journalist over terrorism reporting

July 9, 2015 4:16 PM EDT

New York, July 9, 2015–A Jordanian journalist has been given 15 days in jail after being accused of breaking a recent ban on coverage of a terror plot, according to the journalist’s employer and other news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the imprisonment and calls on authorities to release Ghazi Mrayat immediately.

Jordan jails journalist for criticizing Saudi campaign in Yemen

April 27, 2015 3:13 PM EDT

A Jordanian journalist was arrested on April 23, 2015, after publishing an article the week before that criticized Operation Decisive Storm, the bombing campaign by a Saudi-led coalition including Jordan against Houthi forces in Yemen.

Jordan arrests two journalists on aiding terrorism charges

January 29, 2015 2:46 PM EST

New York, January 29, 2015–Jordanian authorities arrested the owner of a local news website and the site’s editor-in-chief on Wednesday, accusing the two of aiding terrorism and spreading false news in a report stating that an imprisoned Iraqi militant would be freed in a hostage negotiation deal, according to news reports.