The Case of Tareq Abu al-Ragheb
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 31.17535669966519
Longitude: 36.37813568115235
- Country Location (linked Case Law)
- Jordan
- Keywords
- Blasphemy
- Cybercrime
- Insult to Foreign State
- Religion
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- Specialized Court / Tribunal
- Court Name
- State Security Court
- Case Number
- N/A
- Case Summary
Tareq Abu al-Ragheb, a TV anchor on the privately owned cable news channel Al-Haqiqah Addawliyah, was arrested in early November 2015. He had allegedly posted comments insulting religion on Facebook for which he was charged under the Jordanian Cybercrime Law. With the claim being it was "threatening the peaceful coexistence in the Kingdom".
- Related Caselaw (self)
- Related Law
- Source URL
- CPJ
- Collection
- SMEX
- Date Updated
- May 14, 2024
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