Or at least that is what is implied, because Article 150 of the country's penal code, for which he has been charged, states that: "Any writing or speech that has the purpose or result of stirring up sectarian or racial prejudice or incitement to conflict between different sects or elements of the nation,
Cartoon who almost put Jordanian cartoonist Emad Hajjaj in prison On 23 December 2020, the Criminal Court in Amman (Jordan) decided to terminate the legal proceedings against the cartoonist. The Public Prosecutor's Office now has 60 days from this date to appeal the decision. The court agreed to drop the charges of "contempt for
Emad Hajjaj cartoon under investigation Jordanian cartoonist Emad Hajjaj is under investigation for insulting religion for a cartoon that was published (screenshot) on Sunday 29 October 2017 on abumahjoobnews.com and has since been taken down. The image shows a crucified Christ and the caption: "I am Christ, the son of Mary, and I
The writer Nahed Hattar was shot three times today in front of the court in Amman where he was on trial for publishing a cartoon that the judiciary considered offensive to Islam. According to the official Petra news agency, the man who shot the writer has been arrested and is being interrogated. The
