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 against Mada Masr and its journalists in six years, illustrating the Egyptian authorities’ relentless harassment of independent journalists who challenge the state-controlled narrative.

“Lina Atallah has been bravely leading one of the few remaining independent media outlets in Egypt and should never have been targeted with these successive investigations.…