Egypt fines prominent editor Lina Attalah and shuts independent news outlet Mada Masr

Warnings of escalating clampdown on press freedom come after Cairo court convicts Attalah of managing an unlicensed website Lina 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 website ordered to be shut down by a court amid an intensifying crackdown on independent media in the country. Attalah was taken briefly into custody after a Cairo court convicted her of managing an unlicensed website, prompting fresh international concerns over press freedom in Egypt. Continue reading...

埃及法院以管理未获许可网站为由对Mada Masr主编莉娜·阿塔拉定罪，她在缴纳罚款后获释，网站被下令关闭。此事发生在另一家独立核查平台六名记者被捕之后，多个人权与新闻自由组织将其视为对独立媒体空间的进一步打压。