CPJ condemns the referral of @MadaMasr Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah to trial for operating a website without a license that Egyptian authorities have themselves refused to grant for years. Egypt is weaponizing its media law to punish independent journalism and intensify one of its worst crackdowns on the press in years, which began with the arrest of six Matsdaash journalists. It is long past time for Egypt to end this campaign and allow independent media to report freely.

Three years ago, Israeli forces conducted a targeted double-tap strike on seven journalists in southern #Lebanon that killed @Reuters video journalist Issam Abdallah, and injured six other journalists. In the years since, members of the press in Lebanon say continued attacks by #Israel, combined with the absence of accountability, have changed how they work. #NotATarget #EndImpunity Read more ⤵️ cpj.org/2026/10/i-do-not-fee…