Egyptian Court Orders News Site Closed as Critics Warn of a Crackdown (Gift Article)

Lina is one of the bravest people I know and today's news couldn't be more alarming. A statement issued by 110 civil society organizations and rights groups warns that closing Mada Masr “would constitute a death knell to one of the last remaining independent media outlets operating in Egypt today.”

This is bad, #NYTimes. Why do you nowhere explain that #Egypt has 60,000 political prisoners, 4 times the number in #Iran? The shutdown of Mada Masr is terrible, but is only part of a much larger story. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/w...

Egyptian Court Orders News Site Closed as Critics Warn of a Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/w...

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Egyptian Court Orders News Site Closed as Critics Warn of a Crackdown