Egypt fines Lina Attalah as court orders Mada Masr shutdown
A Cairo court convicted Mada Masr editor Lina Attalah of running an unlicensed website and ordered its closure, raising press freedom concerns.
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A Cairo court convicted Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the independent Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr, of operating a website without a licence and ordered the site to close. Attalah was also fined.
Egyptian authorities briefly detained Attalah following the conviction before releasing her.
The case has renewed international concern about press freedom in Egypt, amid warnings of an escalating crackdown on independent media.
Originally reported by The Guardian. Read the full story at The Guardian
