‘We are not the problem,’ editor of news outlet that Egyptian court ordered to close tells AP
The outlet says the closure threatens one of Egypt’s last independent media voices as it appeals the order and faces a retrial over false-news charges.
- Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah confirmed Monday that Mada Masr shuttered its Giza newsroom following a court order. Attalah faces a retrial this Wednesday for allegedly publishing false news and operating without a license.
- Authorities have blocked the outlet's website since 2017, while Mada Masr has sought a license since 2018 without receiving a formal decision. Attalah stated that licensing has become a "tool of control" rather than a regulatory measure.
- A court ordered the closure after convicting Attalah of operating without a license, mandating payment of 3 million Egyptian pounds . At least 25 journalists are currently behind bars, according to press freedom advocates.
- The European Union and international human rights officials condemned the prosecution, calling for authorities to allow journalists "to carry out their essential work free from intimidation and reprisals." At least 26 journalists are detained.
- With an appeal hearing scheduled for November 25, Attalah remains in Egypt to fight the suspension, hoping for a "new page" for independent media while maintaining that the societal need for information "cannot just be ignored.
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Facing a potential prison sentence and the court-ordered closure of the news site she co-founded, the editor-in-chief of one of Egypt’s last independent media outlets said silencing journalists is not the answer and will only allow disinformation to flourish. “We are not the problem. I think our disappearance is a problem,” Lina Attalah told The Associated Press in an interview Monday, as the 13-year-old site Mada Masr fights the decision to shu…
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‘We are not the problem,’ editor of news outlet that Egyptian court ordered to close tells AP
Facing a potential prison sentence and the court-ordered closure of the news site she co-founded, the editor-in-chief of one of Egypt’s last independent media outlets said silencing journalists is not the answer and will only allow disinformation to flourish.
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Facing a potential prison sentence and the court-ordered closure of the news site she co-founded, the editor-in-chief of one of Egypt’s last independent media outlets said silencing journalists is not the answer and will only allow disinformation
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'We are not the problem,' editor of news outlet that Egyptian court ordered to close tells AP
The editor-in-chief of one of Egypt’s last independent media outlets says silencing journalists will only allow disinformation to flourish.
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