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Egyptian Court Orders Closure of Independent Outlet Mada Masr and Fines Editor
An Egyptian court has ordered the closure of the prominent independent news outlet Mada Masr and convicted its editor-in-chief, Lina Attalah, of operating an unlicensed website. Attalah was briefly detained and fined, prompting international concern and condemnation from human rights groups over an escalating crackdown on press freedom in the country.
Referenced News Coverage (5 sources)
- Egypt fines prominent editor Lina Attalah and shuts independent news outlet Mada Masr (The Guardian)
- Court orders closure of one of Egypt's last independent media outlets, detains and fines editor (The Independent UK)
- Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah detained after court orders news site's closure (BBC News)
- Egypt convicts Mada Masr editor in ‘draconian’ press crackdown (The Independent UK)
- Egypt orders closure of leading independent news site Mada Masr (Al Jazeera English)