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The Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the online newspaper Mada Masr, based in Cairo. (Credit: Khaled Desouki/AFP) Add as preferred on Google Questioned on Oct. 21 by the State Security Prosecution over articles focusing on prisons, Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Mada Masr, one of Egypt’s last independent media outlets, was convicted six days later of “managing an unlicensed website.”Following a single hearing on Oct. 27, a misdemeanor court in New Cairo fined her three million Egyptian pounds (approximately $53,000), ordered the outlet to shut down and ruled that its equipment should be confiscated. Briefly detained, she was released after friends, family members and readers raised the funds. According to her lawyer, an appeal scheduled for Nov. 25 suspends the enforcement of the ruling. A separate hearing on Nov. 11, will re-examine the one-year prison sentence that was handed down in absentia in 2024. Read more Court orders Mada Masr to close,... You have reached your article limitStay informed about a Middle East in crisis.Subscribe for $0.5/month for the first 3 months. Subscribe now Log in This article is only available to L’Orient Today subscribers. Subscribe now Log in Create a free account to continue reading this article. You’ll also receive The Morning Brief, our must-read daily digest of Middle East news. Opt out anytime Email Address Password Email Address Password I would like to receive special offers from L'Orient Today as well as selections of the best articles. Register By creating an account, you agree to the terms and conditions of use and our privacy policy. Register Or register with: Facebook
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