Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah has been detained after a court ordered the closure of the independent news outlet Mada Masr, according to the supplied report.
The ruling concerns both Ms Attalah and Mada Masr. No further details about the court proceedings, the reason for the detention or the timing of the order were provided.
Amnesty International condemned the verdict, describing it as “a crushing blow to press freedom”. The organisation’s response links the case to wider concerns about the ability of independent media to operate.
The latest known development is the detention of Ms Attalah alongside the court-ordered closure of Mada Masr. Further information about any appeal, legal response or the outlet’s future was not included in the available material.
