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Egypt jails Mada Masr editor and orders outlet closed

Egypt jails Mada Masr editor and orders outlet closed Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 10/27/2026 - 13:41 The conviction of respected journalist Lina Attalah and the closure of the independent news site represents a devastating blow to press freedom in the country Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Cairo-based online newspaper Mada Masr, pictured during an interview with AFP in Cairo, Egypt, 28 December 2020 (AFP) Off Security personnel lifted prominent Egyptia

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6 outlets · 8 articles
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Reporting countries
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Egypt
Justice · intensity 2.0 · tone -1.00
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (75%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS.

Western 75%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 13%Global South 13%

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  • Confirmed by 6 outlets in 5 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS.
  • Propagation: first reported by themedialine.org (Portugal), . 4 outlets republished 2 headlines word for word.

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No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

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Event sources

  1. Egypt Orders Independent Mada Masr Closed, Fines Editor $54,000
    themedialine.orgPortugalPortugal → EgyptEnglish
  2. Egypt jails Mada Masr editor and orders outlet closed
    Middle East EyeArabie SaouditeSaudi Arabia → EgyptEnglish
  3. Egypt orders closure of Mada Masr as court convicts editor Lina Attalah
    Al-MonitorMoyen-OrientXM → EgyptEnglish
  4. Court orders closure of one of Egypt's last independent media outlets, detains and fines editor
    the-independent.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → EgyptEnglish
  5. Court orders closure of one of Egypt's last independent media outlets, detains and fines editor
    The IndependentRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → EgyptEnglish
  6. Egypt convicts Mada Masr editor in ‘draconian’ press crackdown
    The IndependentRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → EgyptEnglish
  7. Egypt convicts Mada Masr editor in ‘draconian’ press crackdown
    the-independent.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → EgyptEnglish
  8. court orders closure of one of egypts last independent media outlets detains and fines editor
    CTV NewsCanadaCanada → EgyptEnglish