Jordanians Debate Role of Press

AMMAN — A few days after police attacked journalists covering a pro-reform demonstration here in July, injuring more than a dozen and breaking cameras, the Jordan Press Association held a protest sit-in to denounce the attacks.

King Abdullah II issued a statement condemning the attack and rejecting official restrictions on press freedom. Still, unsatisfied, hundreds of people showed up at the association’s headquarters to condemn the violence and demand less government interference in the media.

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