alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoKing of Jordan approves a bill to criminalize online speech. Human rights groups call it draconianapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkKing of Jordan approves a bill to criminalize online speech. Human rights groups call it draconianapnews.comalphacyberranger@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarefinn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year ago The King of Jordan fascism I’m not sure that this is surprising coming from Jordan, but he’s a monarchist not a fascist.
minus-squarediprount_tomato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoAnd it surprises me that he passed this law. As far as I remember he was trying to reform the country into a more democratic one
minus-squareCoreidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoNothing screams democracy like silencing free speech.
minus-squarediprount_tomato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoOk, so the article says that he’s silencing islamists that started popping up as soon as he liberalised the country
minus-squareCoreidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoDoesn’t sound very democratic to me. The dude is a thug pretending to be a good guy by spreading lies.
I’m not sure that this is surprising coming from Jordan, but he’s a monarchist not a fascist.
And it surprises me that he passed this law. As far as I remember he was trying to reform the country into a more democratic one
Nothing screams democracy like silencing free speech.
Ok, so the article says that he’s silencing islamists that started popping up as soon as he liberalised the country
Doesn’t sound very democratic to me. The dude is a thug pretending to be a good guy by spreading lies.