Egypt fines editor Lina Attalah and shuts down the independent news outlet Mada Masr
An Egyptian court ordered the closure of Mada Masr and confiscated its equipment. The court fined editor Lina Attalah 3 million Egyptian pounds and sentenced her to one year in prison in 2024. Security forces detained her after the trial and released her later. The case is seen as a severe restriction on press freedom in Egypt.
- An Egyptian court ordered the closure of Mada Masr.
- The Cairo New Misdemeanor Court fined Lina Attallah.
- Egypt has 25 journalists currently detained according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
- A court convicted the editor-in-chief of Mada Masr for managing an unlicensed website.
- Reporters Without Borders ranks Egypt at position 169 out of 180.
- Mada Masr was blocked in 2017 along with hundreds of other websites.
- Amnesty International stated the verdict was a crushing blow to press freedom.
- Freedom of the press is severely restricted in Egypt.
- Egyptian security forces detained journalist Lina Attalah after her trial hearing.
- Reporters Without Borders labeled the court's decision as outrageous.
- Mada Masr was founded by a team of journalists in 2013.
- Mada Masr sought an operating license from the Supreme Media Regulatory Council.
- Hossam Bahgat said the judge delivered his ruling amid shouts and protests.
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