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Egypt arrests editorial team in latest crackdown on media

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November 3, 2026

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Egyptian authorities arrested all six journalists working for the independent news outlet Matsadaash, accusing them of ties to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and spreading fabricated news in exchange for foreign funding. The outlet’s co-founder, Abdelrahman Mansour, denied the allegations and said the journalists’ whereabouts remain unknown. More than 80 international and regional rights organizations have condemned the arrests and called for the journalists’ immediate release.

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