Egypt: Drop Charges Against Prominent Journalist

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, in Cairo, Egypt, November 24, 2017. © 2017 Roger Anis/AP Photo (Beirut) – Egyptian authorities should drop their case against Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the independent media outlet Mada Masr, ahead of her October 27, 2026 hearing, Human Rights Watch said today. The Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) referred Attalah for trial on October 22 in Case No. 9072/2026 on charges of establishing and managing a website without a license. The referral came the day after prosecutors questioned her…

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