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March 8, 2023

3 Mada Masr Journalists on Trial Amid Ongoing Egyptian Crackdown on Press
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In Egypt, three journalists from the independent news website Mada Masr
are on trial, facing up to two years in prison and $10,000 fines for
allegedly "misusing" social media and "offending" members of Parliament.
Rana Mamdouh, Sara Seif Eddin and Beesan Kassab are being tried over an
article last year about a government watchdog that uncovered "gross
financial misconduct" among politicians. It's the latest attack on Mada
Masr by the government of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, whom Amnesty
International has accused of turning journalism into a crime.

Reporters Without Borders says 73 women journalists around the world are
spending International Women's Day behind bars.


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