Lina Attalah: Mada Masr journalist sent for trial in Egypt
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Thu, 22 October 2026
1 report- DW Top Stories19:17first to report
Lina Attalah, who is accused of managing a website without a license, will go to court next week. Mada Masr has published reporting critical of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's government.
Tue, 27 October 2026
12 reports- hrw.org04:00
Egyptian authorities should drop their case against Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the independent media outlet Mada Masr, ahead of her October 27, 2026, hearing.
- ANSA (Italy)15:10
Per i gruppi dei diritti umani è 'pericolosa escalation contro la libertà di stampa'
- Der Spiegel (Germany)15:58
Ein Gericht in Kairo hat die Nachrichtenseite »Mada Masr« schließen lassen. Chefredakteurin Lina Attalah ist in Gewahrsam. Menschenrechtsorganisationen fürchten nun einen Präzedenzfall für weitere Maßnahmen gegen freie Medien.
- BBC News World16:11
Amnesty International said the verdict against Attalah and independent outlet Mada Masr represented "a crushing blow to press freedom".
- Tagesschau (Germany)16:42
Ein ägyptisches Gericht hat die Schließung der unabhängigen Nachrichtenwebseite Mada Masr angeordnet. Chefredakteurin Attalah wurde zu einer hohen Geldstrafe verurteilt. Reporter ohne Grenzen spricht von einer "ungeheuerlichen Entscheidung".
- NYT World17:21
Mada Masr, one of Egypt’s few independent media outlets, said a judge ordered it closed for operating without a license and detained its editor in chief.
- El País (Spain)20:09
La editora jefe de ‘Mada Masr’, Lina Attalah, ha sido condenada por administrar un sitio web sin licencia en un contexto de creciente represión contra la prensa libre local
- Al Jazeera English20:35
Editor Lina Attalah was freed once a $53,400 fine was paid, only to learn of a one-year sentence passed in her absence.
- Le Monde (France)22:27
Il s’agit de la sixième affaire visant Lina Attalah et « Mada Masr » en six ans, mais aucune n’avait jusque-là abouti à un procès.
- Le Monde (France)22:27
A l’issue d’une unique audience, un tribunal a ordonné la fermeture du site Internet et imposé une amende de près de 49 000 euros, pour l’avoir exploité « sans licence ». Il s’agit de la sixième affaire visant Lina Attalah et le média « Mada Masr » en six ans, mais aucune n’avait jusque-là abouti à un procès.
- DW Top Stories23:16
Editor-in-chief Lina Attalah was briefly detained and fined over licensing violations. Rights groups condemned the ruling as a major blow to press freedom in Egypt, where independent media face growing pressure.
- Le Monde English23:24
Lina Attalah war released from custody on Tuesday, hours after she was detained and after a court ordered the closure of her website Mada Masr. A court had earlier fined Attalah three million Egyptian pounds (around $53,400) for operating the outlet without a license.
Wed, 28 October 2026
3 reports- AllAfrica04:46
[AI London] Responding to the news that the New Cairo Misdemeanours court today convicted editor in chief Lina Attalah on charges of operating an unlicenced website, ordering the shutdown of prominent independent outlet Mada Masr and taking her into police custody pending payment of the maximum penalty of three million EGP fine (54,467 USD) Amnesty International's Senior Director for Regional Impact, Yasmine Ahmed, said:
- AllAfrica04:46
[CPJ] The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the conviction of Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the independent Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr, on charges of running an unlicensed website, and calls on Egyptian authorities to reverse the ruling, release the journalist immediately, and end their escalating campaign against independent journalism.
- Bloomberg Politics05:57
A Cairo court ordered the closure of Mada Masr, one of Egypt’s few remaining independent news outlets, and fined its editor-in-chief for operating it without a license.