Egypt, independent director of Mada Masr released

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In Cairo, Lina Attalah, the director of the independent Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr, was released on bail. As reported by the newspaper itself on Twitter, the release was ordered by the prosecutor of Maadi, where the reporter was held in custody, against payment of 2,000 Egyptian pounds, equal to 117 euros. 

Lina Attalah had already been arrested for a few hours in November together with other journalists in a roundup of security forces in the editorial staff. Subsequently, the site had worked with more caution but in recent months it has resumed conducting delicate investigations and fueling controversy against President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, generally neglected by other Egyptian media.