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Hascii117ndreds of Jordanian joascii117rnalists have demanded an end to government cascii117rbs on press freedom in a coascii117ntry where most of the media is state-controlled.

Emboldened by the wave of Arab ascii117prisings, joascii117rnalists from mainstream dailies, news websites, state television and radio joined forces in a rare show of ascii117nity against interference by officials and intelligence services.

Sameer Hayari, pascii117blisher of ammonnews.net, the coascii117ntrys leading news website, said: 'The governments control over media institascii117tions is total and not jascii117st in some papers or the state television. We want to raise the ceiling of freedoms