Jordan Law Enacted 2023-08-12

Cybercrimes Law 2023

قانون الجرائم الإلكترونية

Summary

Replaces Jordan's 2015 cybercrime law with significantly expanded criminal provisions: vague offenses like "spreading false news," "stirring up sedition," "undermining national unity," or "contempt of religion" online. Sentences include 3 months to 3 years for many speech offenses, plus 5,000-20,000 dinar fines. Authorizes warrantless monitoring orders.

Impact

Approved by Parliament in August 2023 and signed by King Abdullah II within days. Triggered the largest opposition coordination in years — Jordanian Bar Association, Press Association, Engineers' Association, and civil-society coalitions all opposed. UN special rapporteurs warned the law fails international standards. Used by 2024 to prosecute social-media users critical of Jordan's position on the Gaza war.

Sources

official leg.jo
www.amnesty.org — Amnesty International, August 2023
www.hrw.org — HRW analysis, 15 Aug 2023

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How to cite

This is a citation for the legislation itself — credited to Parliament of Jordan and dated to its 2023 introduction. Tayyar is the retrieval surface, not the author. A separate "Retrieved via" line records that you accessed it through this dataset.

In-text: (Parliament of Jordan, 2023)

APA 7Institutional author

Parliament of Jordan. (2023). Cybercrimes Law 2023 [Legislation]. https://leg.jo/sites/default/files/2024-08/Cybercrime%20Law%20No.%2017%20of%202023.pdf. Retrieved via Tayyar (https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/bills/jo-cybercrimes-law-2023) on June 21, 2026.

Chicago author-dateCommon in political-science journals

Parliament of Jordan. 2023. “Cybercrimes Law 2023.” Legislation. https://leg.jo/sites/default/files/2024-08/Cybercrime%20Law%20No.%2017%20of%202023.pdf. Retrieved via Tayyar, June 21, 2026.

BibTeXLaTeX / Zotero / reference managers

@misc{tayyar-bill-jo-cybercrimes-law-2023,
  title     = {{Cybercrimes Law 2023}},
  author    = {{Parliament of Jordan}},
  year      = {2023},
  date      = {2023-08-12},
  type      = {Legislation},
  url       = {https://leg.jo/sites/default/files/2024-08/Cybercrime%20Law%20No.%2017%20of%202023.pdf},
  urldate   = {2026-06-21},
  note      = {Retrieved via Tayyar (https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/bills/jo-cybercrimes-law-2023) on June 21, 2026}
}