By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah, director of the independent media outlet Mada Masr, has been released after a fine was paid, while a court ordered the website to close. The fine is approximately 49,000 euros and concerns operating the media outlet without a licence, according to Le Monde.
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Egypt is intensifying its crackdown on the independent press and prosecuting Lina Attalah, who was convicted as Mada Masr was shut down.
27 OctMada Masr director Lina Attalah arrested in Egypt27 OctLina Attalah fined 3 million pounds as Mada Masr is closed27 OctEgypt puts Mada Masr editor Lina Attalah on trial over unlicensed websiteLina Attalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, was fined 3 million Egyptian pounds and detained. The New Cairo court also ordered the closure of the independent outlet and the confiscation of its equipment, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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Egyptian security forces have arrested Lina Attalah, director of Mada Masr, after she was convicted of operating the news website without a licence. The arrest took place on the day of her trial, while the journalist was also fined 3 million Egyptian pounds, according to Africanews.
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Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, is due to appear in court on 27 October 2026 for operating a website without a licence. Human Rights Watch is calling for the charges to be dropped; the case exposes her to a fine of up to 3 million Egyptian pounds and threatens the outlet with closure, according to the organisation.
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Egyptian authorities detained the six journalists from Matsadaash, referred Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, for trial and summoned Rasha Azab. The procedures illustrate an intensification of the crackdown on independent media, with journalists reporting allegations of torture, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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