In Jordan, TV anchor charged under cybercrimes law for Facebook post... https://cpj.org/2015/11/in-jordan-tv-anchor-charged-under-cybercrimes-law-/ 1 of 4 (https://cpj.org) In Jordan, TV anchor charged under cybercrimes law for Facebook post Washington D.C., November 6, 2015–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Jordan to release TV anchor Tareq Abu al-Ragheb who was arrested Tuesday for posting allegedly insulting comments on Facebook, according to reports. Abu al-Ragheb who works for the privately owned satellite channel Al-Haqiqah International, was charged with defamation under Jordan’s cybercrime law, which bans abusive and provocative remarks that are made against a religion or promote hatred and threaten coexistence in the kingdom, according to his outlet and other reports. Amman prosecutor general Rami Tarawneh ordered the journalist, who presents the TV show “Face the Truth” to be held in pretrial detention for one week over a Facebook post that authorities described as “non-objective and full of libel and slander,” reports that 1/28/2025, 12:26 PM