Jordan's security forces have contained popular anger by avoiding baton charges and tear gas when trying to control unlicensed protests.
Nor is it entirely reassuring that Mr Ibrahim, armed with a new law that bans unlicensed protests, has vowed to keep the peace with gunfire if needed.The referendum revealed other nagging troubles.
The 21 suspects were convicted in June for "forming a terrorist group to change the constitution and its monarchical system", as well as inciting sectarian hatred, organising unlicensed protests.
Although there have only been a few minor protests since then, the authorities continue to take a tough stance against unlicensed outdoor protests.
Hundreds of black cab drivers brought traffic in the streets around the House of Commons to a halt in a protest against unlicensed taxis in London.
Uber experienced problems with Nice taxi drivers at the 2014 festival, when they blocked the airport in protest at both unlicensed drivers and the US company's invasion of their market.
After the protests in early September, the government issued an announcement banning all "unlicensed marches, demonstrations and mass protests".
A group of former generals and intelligence officers, who served Jordan's king in the security apparatus that was counted on to clobber street protests, have themselves been staging unlicensed demonstrations.When rallies erupted in January, they were at first largely tribal affairs in the impoverished Bedouin villages where King Abdullah recruits his forces.
The strike originated from a group of cabbies in Chongqing, a city in Sichuan province, where drivers protested high rental fees and unlicensed cabs.
On Thursday, September 10, a group of 40 street vendors marched to Los Angeles City Hall to protest a new ordinance that bans unlicensed vending in parks.
