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Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 04:11 PM1 min readVerified Wire
Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah detained after court orders news site's closure
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Amnesty International said the verdict against Attalah and independent outlet Mada Masr represented "a crushing blow to press freedom".
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