Jordan's former crown prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the half-brother of the country's ruler King Abdullah II, claims he has been placed in isolation and his communication cut off, in a video statement obtained by the BBC.
Prince Hamzah said he had been told by the Jordanian military that he shouldn't leave his home, suggesting he has been put under house arrest.
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