Egypt and world politics brief
UN criticizes restrictions on press freedom in Egypt and calls for detained journalists to be released
An RE brief based on a story published by France 24 Arabic on 11 November 2026.
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The United Nations criticized what it described as rising attacks on press freedom in Egypt on Tuesday and called on authorities to release detained journalists and stop harassing media workers and organizations. The statement followed the detention of 6 members of the Misda2sh team and an order to close Mada Masr, ahead of editor Lina Attalah’s expected court appearance on Wednesday.
Key numbers
- 6 journalists
- Misda2sh editorial team members detained
- 3 million Egyptian pounds
- fine imposed on Attalah
- about 53500 dollars
- approximate equivalent of the fine