Jordan

Jordanian Intelligence targets students and graduates of University of Jordan

  • Jordan
  • Jordan
  • 28/04/2026

On 02 February 2026, the Deanship of Student Affairs at the University of Jordan announced that the University Council, without consulting the Student Union or other

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The Gulf region and neighbouring countries: Ongoing repression by authorities

  • Jordan
  • Bahrain
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • MENA
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • UAE
  • 2/04/2026

Introduction The Gulf region and its neighbouring countries are witnessing an unprecedented and systematic campaign of repression. The ongoing war is being used as a

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Human Rights in the Middle East Countries: 2025 Annual Report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights

  • Jordan
  • Bahrain
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Iraqi Kurdistan
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • MENA
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • UAE
  • Yemen
  • 31/03/2026

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The main objective of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is to foster a vibrant and safe civic space in which human rights defenders (HRDs)

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The Gulf region and neighbouring countries: Authorities exercising more repression and silencing free voices, exploiting current war

  • Jordan
  • Bahrain
  • Iran
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • MENA
  • UAE
  • 19/03/2026

Most governments in the Gulf region and neighbouring countries, exploiting the current war, are intensifying their systematic repression to suppress public freedoms,

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Basel Al-Okoor 

  • Jordan
  • Jordan
  • 20/12/2025

Basel Al-Okoor is a Jordanian journalist affiliated with the Jo24 news website. On 28 July 2020, he was arrested by Jordanian authorities for allegedly violating a

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Muin Al-Harasis

  • Jordan
  • Jordan
  • 7/11/2025

Muin Al-Harasis is a Jordanian political activist residing in Türkiye who has faced administrative restrictions that impede his freedom of movement. On 08 July 2024,

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Abdulrahman Shdeifat

  • Jordan
  • Jordan
  • 7/11/2025

Abdulrahman Shdeifat is a Jordanian human rights defender who has been repeatedly subjected to administrative and security restrictions reflecting the Jordanian

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Ahmed Al-Neimat

  • Jordan
  • Jordan
  • 7/11/2025

Ahmed Al-Neimat is a Jordanian human rights defender who has long faced administrative and security restrictions as part of the authorities’ systematic efforts to

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Hamza Bani Issa

  • Jordan
  • Jordan
  • 7/11/2025

Hamza Bani Issa is a Jordanian chemistry teacher and activist who was arrested in Irbid while distributing Gaza solidarity leaflets. He was taken to the East Irbid

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