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In Jordan, rights groups sound alarm over controversial cybercrime bill

The bill has been widely criticized as a tool for Jordanian authorities to clamp down on anyone criticizing the government.

Logos are displayed on the screens at the cyberattack training facility "immersive cyberattack room", at the Galileo Global Education in Puteaux, west of Paris, on May 2, 2023. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP via Getty Images)
Logos are displayed on the screens at the cyberattack training facility "immersive cyberattack room", at the Galileo Global Education in Puteaux, west of Paris, on May 2, 2023. — CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP via Getty Images

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