Egyptian journalist's retrial adjourned as UN warns of 'assaults on press freedom'
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Mada Masr editor-in-chief Lina Attalah is being tried on the charge of "publishing false news" and potentially faces imprisonment.
Egyptian journalist's retrial adjourned as UN warns of 'widening assaults on press freedom'12 minutes agoYolande KnellMiddle East correspondentAFP via Getty ImagesLina Attalah has said Egypt is "trying to limit the already-limited space" for independent media
A criminal court in Cairo has postponed the retrial of the prominent Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah, whose case has drawn international condemnation.
Wednesday's opening hearing was adjourned until 18 November after defence lawyers representing the editor-in-chief of the news outlet Mada Masr requested a new judge.
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