{"id":"efa901d4-0c96-4424-8459-d490031e6911","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/egypt-amnesty-international-cairo-human-rights-watch-facebook-b3074364.html","domain":"independent.co.uk","outlet":{"name":"The Independent","country":"GB","cred":3,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Court orders closure of one of Egypt's last independent media outlets, detains and fines editor","plainHeadline":"Court orders closure of Mada Masr; editor detained and fined","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Egyptian court orders closure of Mada Masr, a rare independent outlet.","Editor-in-chief Lina Attalah is convicted for operating a website without a license and fined about $53,400.","Attalah is detained until the fine is paid following the verdict.","Authorities have long restricted Mada Masr; website blocked inside Egypt since 2017.","Rights groups condemn the move as a blow to press freedom and independent journalism."],"topics":["Politics","Economy","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-27T16:53:47.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-27T17:33:54.519Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/e70b1a46-98a7-4809-b87c-5275543bd24a","storyId":"e70b1a46-98a7-4809-b87c-5275543bd24a","image":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/10/22/22/Egypt_Journalist_Trial_31521.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2","author":"The Associated Press","dek":"A court has ordered the closure of one of Egypt’s last independent news outlets, Mada Masr, after convicting its editor-in-chief on charges of operating a website without a license"}