{
  "id": 16815023,
  "title": "Egypt releases prominent journalist Lina Attalah from custody",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/egypt-releases-prominent-journalist-lina-attalah-from-custody-16815023",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T23:24:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/10/28/egypt-releases-prominent-journalist-lina-attalah-from-custody_6765574_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Egyptian authorities released independent journalist Lina Attalah from custody on Tuesday, only hours after her detention. Her release followed the payment of a three million Egyptian pound fine, which is approximately $53,400, for operating her website, Mada Masr, without a license. A court also ordered the closure of the website.\n\nAccording to her lawyer, Hassan al-Azhari, the defense team discovered Attalah had been sentenced in absentia to one year in prison and a 20,000 Egyptian pound fine. The defense team has appealed that sentence, and a new court hearing is scheduled for November 11. Mada Masr reports it has not received a response from authorities regarding its license application since 2023.\n\nAmnesty International described the verdict against Attalah and Mada Masr as a crushing blow to press freedom. The Committee to Protect Journalists has ranked Egypt, following the closure of Mada Masr, among the world's top jailers of journalists.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Egypt detains prominent journalist Lina Attalah after trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/egypt-detains-prominent-journalist-lina-attalah-after-trial",
        "published": "2026-10-27T14:43:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah detained after court orders news site's closure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/egyptian-journalist-lina-attalah-detained-after-court-orders-news",
        "published": "2026-10-27T16:11:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Egypt releases prominent journalist Lina Attalah from custody",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/egypt-releases-prominent-journalist-lina-attalah-from-custody",
        "published": "2026-10-27T23:29:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}