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| JPA Blasts Beating of Jordanian Reporters |
| 2006-12-13 |
| AMMAN, 13 December 2006 — The Jordanian Press Association (JPA) yesterday condemned what it called an “aggression” by lawmakers on a number of reporters and photographers during their coverage of the lower house session. The JPA council, which held an emergency meeting, said that several reporters were “beaten and their cameras either destroyed or smuggled” during their coverage of the House of Representatives’ deliberations. “The JPA council condemns this aggression to which a number of colleagues were exposed as they performed their professional duties,” a statement said. It urged the chief editors and journalists working in the country’s daily newspapers to “boycott until further notice” the sessions and activities of the lower house of parliament as a “gesture of solidarity” with their colleagues. |
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