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Egypt court postpones hearing in case against prominent journalist

A Cairo court on Wednesday postponed a case against the editor-in-chief of independent news website Mada Masr until next week to consider a defence request seeking the recusal of the judge, the outlet said. The prosecution of Lina Attalah, one of Egypt's most prominent independent journalists, has drawn criticism from the United Nations, media watchdogs and rights groups, who say it could deal a…

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