Egypt: Prominent Journalist Lina Attalah Detained
October 27, 2026
October 27, 2026
NEW YORK, Oct. 27 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Egypt: Prominent Journalist Lina Attalah Detained
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(Beirut) - The New Cairo Misdemeanor Court convicted Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the independent news platform Mada Masr, of operating without a license in a single hearing on October 27, 2026. The court fined her 3 million Egyptian pounds (US$53,474) and ordered the website's closure. . . .
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Egypt: Prominent Journalist Lina Attalah Detained
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(Beirut) - The New Cairo Misdemeanor Court convicted Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the independent news platform Mada Masr, of operating without a license in a single hearing on October 27, 2026. The court fined her 3 million Egyptian pounds (US$53,474) and ordered the website's closure. . . .