Egypt: End Judicial Harassment of Mada Masr Editor-in-Chief Lina Atallah

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:

“It is utterly disgraceful that the Egyptian authorities are once again targeting Lina Atallah for the brave and professional reporting by her team at Mada Masr. This is the sixth case…