An international humanist advocacy project's tracked page on Jordan's Penal Code provisions against insulting a prophet or religious feelings.
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Reliability Tier2
Reliability tier 2: an international humanist advocacy project's tracked reference page, informed but published by an interested advocacy body rather than a neutral or governmental source. NotesAn international humanist advocacy project's tracked country page for Jordan, giving Penal Code Article 273's one to three year prison term for publicly insulting a prophet, and Article 278's penalty for publishing material offensive to religious feelings. An advocacy source rather than a government one, noted as such; the article numbers match the independent secondary accounts consulted alongside it. Consulted directly.
Citation
PublisherHumanists International, End Blasphemy Laws project
URLhttps://end-blasphemy-laws.org/countries/middle-east-and-north-africa/jordan/
Source Typereference-database
Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)
This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
- Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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