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For me, May 20 started out much like any other morning. I was heading to Ramtha for a new job with the non-profit organization Human Rights Watch and all I could think about was making it there on time.

Little did I know that over the next five days, as I translated the harrowing stories of Syrian nationals who have…

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By Hani Hazaimeh



AMMAN— Electronic media editors and activists on Thursday said the recent Cassation Court's decision to subject news websites and electronic media to the Press and Publications Law will curb internet freedom.

Meanwhile, the government said that a team of legal consultants is currently drawing up guidelines for dealing with electronic media, which will be announced soon.

"The court's decision has set a precedent and must be respected as it requires all… Continue

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By Hani Hazaimeh



AMMAN - Legal experts and religious leaders insist that there should be no exemption for so-called honour crimes under the law.



"A crime is a crime. There is no such thing as honour crimes. All people are equal before the law," Justice Minister Ayman Odeh said on Thursday.



When they occur, honour killings are usually committed by one family member against another, supposedly in the name of defending the honour… Continue

By Hani Hazaimeh



MADRID - Terrorism, a phenomenon whose definition the international community has so far failed to reach consensus on, translates for some into resistance, for others into an unjustified act of violence. But all agree on one fact: No one has the right to end the lives of others.



Pilar Manjon is an unfortunate mother who came face to face with terrorism. She lost her 21-year-old college son in the 2004 Madrid bombings. He was on his way to… Continue

By Hani Hazaimeh

When Beza, a 21-year old Ethiopian, was picked up by the Maltese coast guards some 13 months ago, she thought her terrifying five-days on the Mediterranean in a small boat were over and that she finally made it to Italy.



Beza and her boyfriend, Samuel, were part of a group of 30 African migrants who left their families and loved ones behind, escaping poverty and war in a bid to find new jobs and a better life.



They paid an Ethiopian people-smuggler… Continue