By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Journalist Lina Attalah, head of independent outlet Mada Masr, appears Wednesday before an Egyptian criminal court for a retrial over operating without a licence and publishing false news. According to France 24, the UN criticised growing restrictions on press freedom in Egypt on Tuesday, while Lina Attalah had already been sentenced in absentia to one year in prison in 2024.
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Egypt is stepping up its crackdown on the independent press and prosecuting Lina Attalah, who was sentenced alongside the closure of Mada Masr.
10 NovMada Masr closed as editor Lina Attalah faces retrial10 NovUN urges Egypt to stop harassing journalists
9 NovLina Attalah faces one year in prison in EgyptLina Attalah, head of Mada Masr, faces a one-year prison sentence as the Egyptian authorities continue to pressure independent media. The journalist believes these proceedings aim to further reduce the space given to the independent press, according to Agence France-Presse.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Source: Citizen Digital ·
Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah, director of the independent outlet Mada Masr, was released after a fine was paid, while a court ordered the website to close. The fine, set at three million Egyptian pounds, is about €49,000 according to Le Monde and $53,400 according to Punch, for operating the outlet without a licence. Punch also reports an earlier one-year prison sentence, which has been appealed.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Source: Le Monde ·
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.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Source: Africanews ·
The UN human rights office urges Egypt to end the harassment of the independent press. In recent weeks, the authorities have detained six journalists from the Matsadaash website, had Mada Masr shut down and sentenced its director Lina Attalah in absentia to one year in prison, according to the UN.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Source: Expresso das Ilhas ·
Lewis Hamilton visits Rafah crossing over Gaza aidFormula One driver Lewis Hamilton visited the Rafah crossing in Egypt, where he toured the Egyptian Red Crescent warehouses with North Sinai Governor Khaled Megawer. According to the governor, the visit aimed to show Egypt’s efforts to deliver aid to Gaza, as rains flood the shelters of nearly two million displaced people, according to the UN.
Mike Waltz reaffirms US support at UN for Moroccan autonomy planUS ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz reaffirmed on Tuesday Washington’s commitment to Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara. He said the United States intended to continue playing “a leading role” in seeking a lasting solution, reports Yabiladi.The week in Africa
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