Over a dozen peaceful reform activists have been arrested in Jordan over the past week says Human Rights Watch (HRW).
The wave of arrests indicates a reinforcement of intolerance towards calls for political demands in the kingdom.
At least seventeen activists and peaceful protesters have been arrested across the country and remain in detention under terrorism charges.
Senior Middle East researcher at Human Rights Watch, Christoph Wilcke said:
“The arrests show how shallow promises of political freedoms in Jordan are. It is deeply worrying that Jordan is using laws against terrorism to prosecute peaceful activists.”
“Jordan’s government is in full reversal mode against the modest gains in public liberties achieved by reform activists during the regional popular empowerment in 2011,”
“The government should address legitimate concerns rather than trying to silence people who raise them.”
Read the full HRW report here.