Event Brief
UPDATED Oct 22, 2026 at 11:14 PM ET
Oct 22, 2026 at 5:07 PM ET
Egyptian prosecutors send Mada Masr editor to trial
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Egyptian prosecutors referred Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of independent outlet Mada Masr, to trial on a charge of operating a website without a license after questioning her for more than six hours. A separate report says she is due in court next week and notes Mada Masr has published reporting critical of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's government.
WHO: Egyptian prosecutors
WHAT: Referred Lina Attalah to trial on a charge of operating a website without a license.
WHEN: Reported Oct 22, 2026 at 4:53 PM ET
WHERE: Egypt
WHY: The stated basis for the trial referral is the charge that Attalah operated a website without a license.
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