Egyptian court orders Mada Masr closed, detains editor in chief

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Cairo, a court has ordered Mada Masr, one of Egypt's few independent news outlets, closed for operating without a license, and its editor in chief has been detained.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhat's the fine?

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThree million Egyptian pounds, about fifty-three thousand dollars, which is the maximum penalty for the offense.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe ninth circuit of the New Cairo Misdemeanour Court handed it down, and Middle East Eye reports security personnel lifted the editor off the ground and carried her out of the courtroom.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo they didn't just remove the site. They removed the editor, physically, in one pass. That's a takedown with no appeals queue.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCritics warn this is a crackdown. The court said license. The maximum fine says message.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA site closed for having no license, by a court that handed down the maximum on the first try. Nobody gets moderated that fast.