Urgent global call following the referral of Mada Masr Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah to trial

critical · Access Now · Wajd · 23 Oct 2026 · 17:06 UTC · Censorship & Information Control · 1 min read

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Referral of independent news editor to trial represents state censorship and authoritarian suppression of press freedom, directly targeting journalism critical of government.

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