Egypt’s crackdown on press draws criticism on Capitol Hill — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/egypt-s-crackdown-on-press-draws-criticism-on-capitol-hillContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Egypt cracks down on press, Mada Masr site closedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/egypt-s-crackdown-on-press-draws-criticism-on-capitol-hillhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/egypt-s-crackdown-on-press-draws-criticism-on-capitol-hill#u172872Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:43:33 +0000An Egyptian court ordered the closure of independent news site Mada Masr and fined its editor-in-chief Lina Attalah 3 million Egyptian pounds. The site's assets were confiscated and Attalah was taken into custody. The move has drawn criticism from human rights groups and US lawmakers, who say it is part of a broader crackdown on press freedom in Egypt.Why it mattersEgypt has a history of restricting press freedom, consistently ranking as one of the world's leading jailers of journalists since 2013. The closure of Mada Masr, one of the country's last independent media outlets, ha