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Defenders.
An open record of human rights defenders across the Middle East and North Africa. Every entry is a case file — dated, sourced, and kept current.
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57
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HM-JO-2023-001
Sentenced
Ayman Sanduka
Ayman Sanduka is a mathematics professor and political activist in Jordan. He was arrested in December 2023 over a Facebook post criticizing…
Day 898 · since 2023-12-21
HM-JO-2025-001
Detained
Hamza Bani Issa
Chemistry teacher and political activist who lost his left eye after security forces beat him for refusing a public strip search in…
Medical urgency
Day 438 · since 2025-03-25
HM-JO-2025-002
Detained
Omar Al-Zayood
Omar Al-Zayood, publisher of the independent Jordanian news outlet Al-Hashmiyah, was arrested in March 2025 after former Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh filed…
Day 446 · since 2025-03-17
HM-JO-2026-001
On trial
Ayman Hussein Al-Atoum
Ayman Hussein Al-Atoum was arrested in Jordan on 9 January 2026 and remains detained. Full details of his work, the charges, and…
Day 148 · since 2026-01-09