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Egypt Detains Editor, Shuts Site

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An Egyptian court in Cairo ordered news site Mada Masr closed and convicted editor Lina Attalah of operating without a license, detaining her as licensing requests went unanswered.

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Reposted by Marc Lynch, Waleed Hazbun, Naomi Klein

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🎓 Waleed Hazbun	21%	12	7.3%
🎓 Naomi Klein	15%	18	6.4%
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Mai El-Sadany

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Following an absolute farcical trial that makes a mockery of the rule of law, an Egyptian court has fined Lina Attalah LE 3 million and ordered the closure of Mada Masr, Egypt's leading independent media outlet, relied on by the world's diplomats, researchers, and scholars.

October 27, 2026 at 11:56 AM

Reposted by Juan Cole

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)

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Egypt jails Mada Masr editor and orders outlet closed - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypts-mada-masr-editor-lina-attalah-jailed-court-orders-outlet-shut

Egypt jails Mada Masr editor and orders outlet closed

The conviction of respected journalist Lina Attalah and the closure of the independent news site represents a devastating blow to press freedom in the country

www.middleeasteye.net

October 27, 2026 at 3:41 PM

Reposted by Marc Lynch

Scholar power: 10.8%

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🎓 Marc Lynch	22%	24	10.8%

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Aron Lund

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Egypt cracks down on Mada Masr, one of its last independent press outlets.

Heba Saleh, @financialtimes.com: www.ft.com/content/9ee4...

Egypt shuts down one of the country’s last independent news outlets

Civil society groups decry move against Mada Masr and editor-in-chief Lina Atallah

October 27, 2026 at 4:31 PM

Reposted by Omar Dahi

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