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Egyptian editor faces trial after hours of questioning

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Lina Attalah, the editor-in-chief of independent Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr, is facing trial following over six hours of questioning by prosecutors on Thursday. She has been charged with operating a website without a license; a charge related to publishing false news was dropped. This development highlights increasing pressures on independent media in Egypt.

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The editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, one of Egypt's last independent news outlets, will stand trial after being questioned for over six hours by prosecutors on Thursday. Her lawyer, Hassan al-Azhari, stated that she was referred to court on a charge of establishing and managing a website without a license. Although she was also questioned about publishing false news, this charge did not appear in her official referral documents. This development is part of the ongoing suppression of independent media in Egypt.

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The editor-in-chief of one of Egypt’s last independent news outlets, Mada Masr, will stand trial after prosecutors questioned her for more than six hours, her lawyer said early Thursday. asserted

lawyer → stand → hours

The Supreme State Prosecution referred Mada Masr’s Lina Attalah to trial on Thursday on a charge of establishing and managing a website without a license. asserted

Prosecution → refer → license

She was also questioned on a charge of publishing false news, but that charge was not included in her court referral, according to Mada Masr’s lawyer, Hassan al-Azhari. uncertain

charge → question → lawyer

Egyptian editor faces trial after hours of questioning

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