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Hear me out: maybe Norway should give Melania Trump the Nobel peace prize

The first lady has been praised for ‘singlehandedly’ brokering a ceasefire in a Ukrainian city – though she might have had some help

The Guardian - US · 21h ago

Egypt fines prominent editor Lina Attalah and shuts independent news outlet Mada Masr

Warnings of escalating clampdown on press freedom come after Cairo court convicts Attalah of managing an unlicensed website

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28

Egypt convicts Mada Masr editor in ‘draconian’ press crackdown

Egypt has consistently ranked as one the world's leading jailers of journalists since 2013

The Independent UK · Oct 27

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Court orders closure of one of Egypt's last independent media outlets, detains and fines editor

A court has ordered the closure of one of Egypt’s last independent news outlets, Mada Masr, after convicting its editor-in-chief on charges of operating a website without a license

The Independent UK · Oct 27

Egyptian editor faces trial after hours of questioning

Egyptian prosecutors referred Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of independent news outlet Mada Masr, to trial on a charge of operating a website without a license, after questioning her for more than six hours

The Independent UK · Oct 22

In the Middle East, women journalists and activists have been driving crucial change

Last month marked the third anniversary of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran, an uprising that has been described as the country’s most significant movement since the establishment of the Islamic Republic.

The Conversation · Oct 27, 2025

Egypt outlet blocked over Gaza-Sinai report has long been in Sisi govt’s crosshairs

Egypt has reportedly imposed a six-month ban on the website of Mada Masr, one of its few remaining independent media outlets, after a report that relied on interviews with anonymous political and diplomatic sources to claim that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime was preparing to accept Palestinian refugees fleeing Israel’s…

Newslaundry · Nov 2, 2023

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Journalists go on trial in Egypt for ‘offending MPs’

Mada Masr, Egypt’s only remaining independent news outlet, reported alleged corruption among supporters of President Sisi

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023

Independent Egyptian journalist Lina Atallah: 'We feel really lonely'

FRANCE 24 spoke to Lina Attalah, co-founder and editor of the independent Egyptian media outlet Mada Masr. In late August, the paper published a story about corruption within the ruling Nation's Future Party, which backs President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. As a result, Attalah and three of her staffers were charged…

France 24 · Dec 15, 2022

Egypt: 4 independent journalists questioned over reports

Egypt’s prosecutors have charged four journalists from one of the country’s few remaining independent news outlets of spreading false news and disturbing public peace

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022

Independent Egyptian journalists questioned over ‘false’ report

The four journalists, released on bail, were accused of defamation, online harassment and spreading false information.

Al Jazeera · Sep 8, 2022

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