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Egypt Tightens Control Over Press
Egypt has fined prominent editor Lina Attalah and shut down the independent news outlet Mada Masr, raising concerns about press freedom. The actions come after a court convicted Attalah of managing an unlicensed website.
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Al Jazeera
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The Guardian
Warnings of escalating clampdown on press freedom come after Cairo court convicts Attalah of managing an unlicensed websiteLina Attalah, a prominent Egyptian journalist and the editor-in-chief of the news outlet Mada Masr, has been released from detention by Egypt’s authorities and had her
2026-10-28 14:16 UTC