埃及独立新闻媒体“麦达·马斯尔”（Mada Masr）主编莉娜·阿塔拉（Lina Attalah）因运营无证网站被新开罗轻罪法院判处拘留及罚款，同时该媒体被勒令关闭 1。法院对阿塔拉处以300万埃及镑（约合5.35万美元）的罚金，这是该类罪名下的最高刑罚，且规定她必须在缴纳全部罚金后方可获释 1。这一判决发生在埃及当局持续打压异见人士的背景下，自2018年新媒体法通过后，“麦达·马斯尔”曾多次申请媒体执照但未获批准 1。
庭审过程显示程序存在严重争议，法官穆罕默德·穆巴拉克（Mohammed Mubarak）在审理期间清场，并强行指派一名律师代表被告，拒绝记录阿塔拉本人提出的异议 1。人权组织大赦国际强烈谴责此判决是对新闻自由的沉重打击 1。保护记者委员会（CPJ）指出，目前埃及共有25名记者被监禁 1。
Lina Attalah, the editor-in-chief of the independent news outlet Mada Masr, has been detained following a court ruling that imposed the maximum penalty for operating an unlicensed website. 1 The New Cairo Misdemeanours Court ordered the closure of Mada Masr and fined Attalah 3 million Egyptian pounds (approximately $53,500), stipulating that she must pay this amount before her release can be considered. 1
The judicial proceedings were marked by controversial procedural moves, as Judge Mohammed Mubarak cleared the courtroom during the hearing and forcibly assigned a lawyer to represent the defendant despite Attalah’s objections, which the court refused to record. 1 This verdict represents the harshest punishment available under the specific charge of managing an unlicensed site. 1 The case highlights broader regulatory challenges faced by the media outlet, which had unsuccessfully applied for a license multiple times since the enactment of new media laws in 2018. 1
Human rights organizations have strongly condemned the decision. 1 Amnesty International described the ruling as "a heavy blow to press freedom," while the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) noted that Egypt currently has 25 journalists imprisoned. 1 The crackdown occurs against a backdrop of sustained authorities’ suppression of dissenting voices within Egypt. 1
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