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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ruth Michaelson

HISTORICAL FACTS: Journalists go on trial in egypt for offending mps - The Untold Story

Mada Masr journalists (clockwise from top left) Rana Mamdouh, Sara Seif Eddin, Beesan Kassab and Lina Attalah (editor).
Mada Masr journalists (clockwise from top left) Rana Mamdouh, Sara Seif Eddin, Beesan Kassab and Lina Attalah (editor). Photograph: Various

Three journalists from Egypt’s last remaining independent news outlet have gone on trial in Cairo on charges of misusing social media and offending members of parliament.

Rana Mamdouh, Sara Seif Eddin and Beesan Kassab, who work for the Mada Masr news platform, face up to two years in prison and fines of 300,000 EGP (£8,100) if the court convicts them.

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