Egypt’s independent press fights to survive as Mada Masr editor returns to court
GIZA, Egypt, Nov 10 (Reuters) - An old villa, tucked away among mango and lemon trees in the back streets of Giza, once resounded with the clatter of keyboards and the chatter of people around its two long meeting tables but has now fallen silent.Orderedby a court to close last month, Egypt's best-known independent news site, Mada Masr, has shuttered the villa as it awaits an appeal. Editor-in-chief Lina Attalah faces a separate case this week that could land her in prison.
