By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africanews
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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Egypt is intensifying its crackdown on the independent press and prosecuting Lina Attalah, who was convicted as Mada Masr was shut down.
27 OctLina Attalah fined 3 million pounds, Mada Masr closed27 OctEgypt puts Mada Masr editor Lina Attalah on trial over unlicensed website23 OctEgypt intensifies crackdown on independent pressEgyptian journalist Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, is due to appear in court on 27 October 2026 for running an unlicensed website. Human Rights Watch is calling for the charges to be dropped; they expose her to a fine of up to 3 million Egyptian pounds and threaten the outlet with closure, according to the organisation.
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Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, was fined 3 million Egyptian pounds and detained. The New Cairo court also ordered the independent outlet’s closure and the confiscation of its equipment, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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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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