An Egyptian court has fined journalist Lina Attalah and ordered the closure of the independent news site Mada Masr, and Attalah was freed once a $53,400 fine was paid, only to learn of a one-year sentence passed in her absence. Al Jazeera
Al JazeeraEgypt orders closure of leading independent news site Mada MasrEditor Lina Attalah was freed once a $53,400 fine was paid, only to learn of a one-year sentence passed in her absence.
What does the closure of one of Egypt's last independent outlets mean for how people there get their news?
