In Jordan, authorities have repeatedly cancelled planned pro-Palestine marches organised by the National Forum for Supporting the Resistance and Protecting the Homeland and the Jordanian National Popular Front, raising concerns over restrictions on freedom of peaceful assembly and expression.
Following the cancellation of a planned march in downtown Amman on 19 June 2026, organisers postponed it to 26 June, but authorities cancelled the march again on 25 June, prompting the organisers to condemn the decision as a violation of their constitutional rights amid what they described as “continual restrictions on political life”. The same groups subsequently scheduled another Friday march for 14 August, which was cancelled by authorities on 11 August, despite the organisers stating that authorities had been aware of the planned event for more than two weeks. While Jordanian law requires protest organisers to notify the Ministry of Interior at least 48 hours in advance, this notification requirement has reportedly operated in practice as a de facto request for authorisation.
Since March 2025, pro-Palestine protests in Jordan have reportedly been regularly cancelled by the authorities, with the 10 April 2026 march in downtown Amman being the only recorded instance during this period in which such a protest was permitted to proceed. The repeated cancellation of planned demonstrations, including where organisers have complied with applicable notification requirements, reflects restrictions on the exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression and contributes to a broader shrinking of civic space, particularly for Palestine solidarity, expression and organising, following the ban on the Muslim Brotherhood in spring 2025.