The UN criticizes the suppression of press freedom in Egypt and calls for the release of detained journalists.
Against the backdrop of the arrest of 6 journalists from the "Motzadek" platform and the issuance of an order to close the independent website "Mada Maser", the United Nations expressed concern over what it described as an escalation in attacks on press freedom in Egypt. He called for the release of the detained journalists, an investigation into allegations of torture and abuse, as well as an end to the harassment of the media institutions. This is while the editor-in-chief of Meda Messer, Lina Attala, is expected to appear in court on Wednesday, amid the possibility that she will be arrested in her absence.
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