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November 25, 2019

Security Forces Raid Offices of Egypt's Last Independent Media Outlet
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Egyptian security forces raided the office of Egypt's last independent
media outlet, Mada Masr, over the weekend, arresting editor in chief
Lina Attalah, managing editor Mohamed Hamama and reporter Rana Mamdouh.
The raid of the Cairo office came one day after security forces also
arrested Mada Masr's senior editor, Shady Zalat, at his home. All
journalists have been released. The attack on the independent outlet
came just a week after Mada Masr published a report headlined,
"President's eldest son, Mahmoud al-Sisi, sidelined from powerful
intelligence position to diplomatic mission in Russia." After headlines
we'll go to Egypt to speak Mada Masr reporter and Democracy Now
correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous, who was also detained.


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