# Egypt fines prominent editor Lina Attalah and orders independent outlet Mada Masr shut

https://mins.news/en/item/119249

- The Guardian, 2026-10-28 14:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/28/egypt-lina-attalah-mada-masr-press-freedom-clampdown

> A Cairo court convicted Egyptian journalist and Mada Masr editor-in-chief Lina Attalah of managing an unlicensed website and ordered the outlet closed. After a brief detention, she was released when Mada Masr paid a 3 million Egyptian pound fine. The case has prompted renewed concern over Egypt’s press freedom crackdown.

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