On Sunday March 8th two leading members of The Jordanian Communist Party, Dr. Omar Awad and Osama Zain Aldin, were arrested by Jordanian authorities. The party noted that the arrests were carried out “in a crude manner and through arbitrary procedures, without any legal justification or grounds.” The apprehension of Awd and Zain Aldin came a few days after Party member Baha Hisham, a university student, was detained by the authorities.
Workers Party Condemns the Arrest and Detention of Members of the Jordanian Communist Party
The Workers Party condemns the arbitrary arrest, abduction and detention of two members of the Political Bureau of the Jordanian Communist Party, Omar Awad and Osama Zein Aldin, and the university student Baha Hisham, by the Jordanian authorities on the evening of Sunday, 8 March 2026.
We condemn these repressive actions and demand the immediate release of the three Jordanian comrades who have been unjustly arrested and detained and expresses our unconditional solidarity with our comrades in the Jordanian Communist Party for the liberation of these comrades and in their struggle against imperialist-Zionist aggression and for social and political rights.
The WP Ireland has also brought this to the attention to the Consulate of Jordan in Ireland.
Gerry Grainger
International Secretary
Workers Party of Ireland