1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/Jordanian journalist Hiba Abu Taha charged with slander over 2012 interview - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BICZkKCH3u"><a href="https://cpj.org/2020/03/jordanian-journalist-hiba-abu-taha-charged-with-sl/">Jordanian journalist Hiba Abu Taha charged with slander over 2012 interview</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2020/03/jordanian-journalist-hiba-abu-taha-charged-with-sl/embed/#?secret=BICZkKCH3u" width="600" height="338" title="“Jordanian journalist Hiba Abu Taha charged with slander over 2012 interview” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="BICZkKCH3u" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/rt_jordan_03-19-2020_rs.jpg750500On March 14, 2020, Amman Public Prosecutor Hassan al-Sarhan ordered the arrest of freelance Jordanian journalist Hiba Abu Taha on charges of slander and undermining the government, briefly held her in custody, and then released her on bail and told her to return the next day, according to a report by the Skeyes Center for…