PoliticsPhoto: Hindu WorldEgypt Detains Journalist Lina Attalah After Trial
Egyptian security forces detained Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, after her trial on October 27, 2026. She was fined three million Egyptian pounds for operating the news website without a license, the maximum penalty for the charge. The court also ordered the closure of Mada Masr. Attalah was taken into custody at the courthouse following the hearing, marking a significant escalation in Cairo's crackdown on press freedom.
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