Egypt Commences Trial of Three Female Journalists

Egyptian authorities have charged to court, three women with one of Egypt’s last remaining independent media outlets, Mada Masr.

The women are charged with offending lawmakers from the Nation’s Future party, which strongly supports President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Egypt Commences Trail of Three Female Journalists (News Central TV)
Attalah is co-founder and chief editor of Mada Masr

If convicted, the journalists could face prison sentences of up to two years and heavy fines.

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Nation’s Future disputes an article carried by the website last August, which reported that a state watchdog had accused its MPs of gross financial misappropriation.

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