Thousands of Jordanians came back to the streets of Amman and other cities after Friday prayers to call for political reforms, including the dissolution of the lower house of Parliament. The main demonstration took place in the capital and left the Great Mosque of Hussein, which gathered opposition leaders, trade unionists and independent activists.
Participants in the march chanted slogans to demand political reform, the closure of the Israeli embassy in Amman and the restoration of the 1952 Constitution, which envisaged the formation of representative governments. The protesters also chanted slogans and raised banners in support of the uprising against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, where they have killed thousands of people in the brutal repression by the authorities.
While an estimated 7,000 people demonstrated against the current Jordanian government, a few dozen also marched separately in support of the government, witnesses said the protests. Hundreds of police were deployed in downtown Amman to ensure the safety of the demonstrators to prevent attacks against pro-democracy activists such as occurred last Friday when at least six people were injured.
Jordan protests began six weeks ago, the heat of the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, and the demands of the population have focused mainly on demand reforms such as modifying the electoral law, much criticized by the opposition. Under pressure from the street, King Abdullah II assigned a new government that has called for political reforms rush real quick, and dialogue with all components of the political spectrum. 
Participants in the march chanted slogans to demand political reform, the closure of the Israeli embassy in Amman and the restoration of the 1952 Constitution, which envisaged the formation of representative governments. The protesters also chanted slogans and raised banners in support of the uprising against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, where they have killed thousands of people in the brutal repression by the authorities.
While an estimated 7,000 people demonstrated against the current Jordanian government, a few dozen also marched separately in support of the government, witnesses said the protests. Hundreds of police were deployed in downtown Amman to ensure the safety of the demonstrators to prevent attacks against pro-democracy activists such as occurred last Friday when at least six people were injured.
Jordan protests began six weeks ago, the heat of the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, and the demands of the population have focused mainly on demand reforms such as modifying the electoral law, much criticized by the opposition. Under pressure from the street, King Abdullah II assigned a new government that has called for political reforms rush real quick, and dialogue with all components of the political spectrum.
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