Egypt court fines journalist Lina Attalah and orders news site's closure
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The editor-in-chief of the independent Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr was detained for several hours after a court convicted her of managing an unlicensed website and ordered its closure, her lawyers say. Mada Masr said Lina Attalah was rel.
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- —The editor-in-chief of the independent Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr was detained for several hours after a court convicted her of managing an unlicensed website and ordered its closure, her lawyers say.
- —Mada Masr said Lina Attalah was released once it paid the fine of 3m Egyptian pounds ($53,500; £40,100) also handed down to her [].
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