Egyptian journalist Lina Attallah faces prison as the trial sparks an international uproar.
Egyptian journalist Lina Atala, head of the independent Mada Masser news outlet, faces a retrial in criminal court on Wednesday on charges of operating without a license and publishing false news. The United Nations criticized Egypt's "widening attacks on press freedom" on Tuesday. Atallah was previously sentenced to a year in prison in absentia in 2024.