Egypt: End Judicial Harassment of Mada Masr Editor-in-Chief Lina Atallah
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Lina Atallah is the editor-in-chief of the independent news outlet Mada Masr. She was summoned to appear before Egypt's Supreme State Security Prosecution for investigation in a new criminal case. Yasmine Ahmed, a senior director at Amnesty International, responded to this legal action.
[AI London] Responding to the news that Lina Atallah, editor-in-chief of independent outlet Mada Masr, has been summoned to appear before Egypt's Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) today for investigation in a new criminal case against her, Amnesty International's Senior Director for Regional Impact, Yasmine Ahmed, said: