Since late 2016, the Jordanian government has been slowly stifling civil society organizations and media outlets. Through a combination of subtle acts of intimidation, cooptations, overt crackdowns, and passage of new laws restricting dissent, Jordan’s political landscape has been radically changed.
Gateway - A Podcast from the Middle East · The Slow Enclosure of Jordan’s Civil Society, with Sara Kayyali
The most dramatic example of this years-long strategy has been the ongoing
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