Retrial of Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah suspended
Retrial of Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah suspended An Egyptian court on Wednesday adjourned the retrial of Mada Masr editor-in-chief Lina Attalah until 18 November to consider a defence request for the judge’s removal, the independent news outlet said. Attalah faces charges of publishing false news and operating a website without a licence in a case in which she was sentenced to a year in prison in her absence in 2024. Mada Masr’s lawyer, Hassan al-Azhari, said the defence would submit its…
