Jordanian authorities arrested Jordanian journalist Mohammad Faraj on December 12, 2025, upon landing in the capital Amman. His whereabouts are unknown.

Faraj, a 43-year-old journalist with the Beirut-based broadcaster Al-Mayadeen TV, was interrogated upon arrival at Queen Alia International Airport from the Lebanese capital, Beirut, where he lives, according to his wife, journalist Rana Abi Jumaa, who traveled with Faraj and witnessed his arrest.

Abi Jumaa told CPJ that she and the family had been unable to see Faraj, who they believe is being held at the General Intelligence Department, without legal representation, or to establish the reason for his detention.

Al-Mayadeen TV has called for Faraj’s release and political parties have condemned his detention. 

Faraj’s work routinely critiques the policies of the U.S. and the NATO military alliance but he has not written about Jordanian politics for Al-Mayadeen TV since 2024.

Tareq al-Momani, president of the Jordan Press Association, told CPJ that he was not aware of the reason for Faraj’s arrest but the syndicate was monitoring the case.

‎The communist-affiliated news outlet Al-Jamaheer said that Faraj may have been detained because of his work with Al-Mayadeen TV, whose coverage tends to be pro-Iranian.