Here is what the page “Egyptian Journalist Lina Attalah Detained as Court Orders Mada Masr Closure in Press Freed” contains. Prominent Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah was detained after a Cairo court ordered the closure of independent news outlet Mada Masr, according to Amnesty International, which called the verdict “a crushing blow to press freedom.” Attalah, the outlet’s editor-in-chief, was taken into custody followi Prominent Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah was detained after a Cairo court ordered the closure of independent news outlet Mada Masr, according to Amnesty International, which called the verdict “a crushing blow to press freedom.” Attalah, the outlet’s editor-in-chief, was taken into custody following the ruling, which also imposed fines on Mada Masr staff.
The court’s decision escalates a years-long campaign by Egyptian authorities against one of the country’s last remaining independent media platforms. Mada Masr has faced repeated blockages, legal harassment, and staff arrests since its founding in 2013, but this marks the first time a court has mandated its permanent shutdown. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.