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Sufian al-Tall, in which they discussed the Khost bombing in
Afghanistan,
where a Jordanian intelligence officer was killed along with
seven CIA
officers on the thirtieth of December, 2009. It should be
mentioned herethat Al-Arab Al-Youm [Arabs Today] newspaper
suspended the writer
Mouwaffaq Mahaddin from writing in the newspaper, following
pressures
from the security services on the newspaper in the aftermath of
the television
interview with Mahaddin; the newspaper reinstated him at a later
time.
The SKeyes Centre for Media and Cultural Freedom deplores the
violations,
lawsuits, and the prison sentences against the Jordanian
journalists, which all
took place against the backdrop of their opinions and stances.
SKeyes also
demands that the Jordanian government take a clear position on
what is
happening, and to instruct those concerned of the need to revoke
thesesentences and drop charges against the journalists as these
are motivated by
the latters opinions, and as this undermines Jordans reputation,
and places
question marks on the future of public freedoms, most notably
the freedom
of expression and opinion.
