The Guardian view on press freedom: authoritarians target journalism because it matters | Editorial
From Cairo to Moscow to Washington, governments are turning up the pressure on media workers Lina Attalah is an influential Egyptian journalist. Yet until last month, even she was unaware of a major and concerning piece of news: her own conviction. In 2024, a court issued her a one-year sentence for “spreading false…
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The Guardian view on press freedom: authoritarians target journalism because it matters | Editorial
From Cairo to Moscow to Washington, governments are turning up the pressure on media workers Lina Attalah is an influential Egyptian journalist. Yet until last month, even she was unaware of a major and concerning piece of news: her own conviction. In 2024, a court issued her a one-year sentence for “spreading false…
