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CPJ, partners condemn Egyptian authorities’ shutdown of Mada Masr, stand with editor-in-chief Lina Attalah

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The Committee to Protect Journalists and 129 organizations condemn the conviction of Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the independent Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr, and denounce the court’s order to shut down one of the country’s last remaining independent newsrooms. 



In a joint statement, rights organizations urged Egyptian authorities to allow Mada Masr to operate freely, and stop weaponizing media permit laws to arrest and prosecute journalists.



“The order to shut down Mada Masr, one o

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