Egyptian police arrest entire newsroom over alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties
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- abcnews.comseen 6 Oct, 15:46headline rewritten
Egyptian authorities arrest entire editorial team of independent media siteEgypt arrests entire editorial team of one of the country's few independent media
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How it spread - 10 original reports, 1 reprint
Thu, 1 October 2026
3 reports- jpost.com14:02first to report
The arrests comprised the entire newsroom of Matsaddash, a digital platform that has operated since 2018, according to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR).
- abcnews.com16:22edited after publishing
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Egyptian authorities arrest entire editorial team of independent media siteEgyptian authorities swept up the entire editorial team of one of the country’s few independent media, accusing them of belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood
- NYT World17:24
The government claims that reporters from Matsaddash, a well-known news outlet that debunks false reports, spread disinformation for the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
Sun, 4 October 2026
1 report- The Guardian World15:16
Calls for release of six Matsadaash staff after one is charged, while whereabouts of other five remain unknown An Egyptian journalist has been charged with joining a terrorist group, days after an entire newsroom was detained in what rights groups have said is a crackdown on press freedoms. Last week, authorities arrested six journalists from the independent fact-checking and investigative platform Matsadaash – literally meaning “don’t believe” – accusing them in a statement of being unlicensed...
Mon, 5 October 2026
2 reports- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)12:56
Die Regierung von Präsident Abd al-Fattah as-Sisi lässt sechs Journalisten des staatskritischen Portals „Matsadaash“ festnehmen. Der Vorwurf: Terrorismus. Das ist selbst für ägyptische Verhältnisse ein Schock.
- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)12:56
Die Regierung von Präsident Abdel Fattah al-Sisi lässt sechs Journalisten des staatskritischen Portals „Matsadaash“ festnehmen. Der Vorwurf: Terrorismus. Das ist selbst für ägyptische Verhältnisse ein Schock.
Thu, 8 October 2026
2 reports- Le Monde (France)02:14
Les membres de la rédaction du site spécialisé dans le fact-checking avaient été arrêtés fin septembre lors d’un coup de force inédit contre des journalistes.
- El País (Spain)03:30
Los miembros de la plataforma de verificación de hechos Matsaddash están en paradero desconocido tras haber sido detenidos bajo la acusación de pertenecer a un grupo terrorista
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- El Pais English8 Oct, 15:25their copy
Fri, 9 October 2026
1 report- The Guardian World04:00
Matsadaash staff allege torture and forced confessions after being held on charges of working for Muslim Brotherhood Egyptian journalists are planning a new protest in Cairo this weekend after six colleagues were charged with terrorism offences amid allegations they had been tortured in police detention. Last week, Egyptian authorities arrested the journalists, from the independent factchecking and investigative platform Matsadaash, accusing them in a statement of being unlicensed and producing...
Mon, 12 October 2026
1 report- Al Jazeera English18:21
Six journalists from independent platform Matsadaash allege torture in detention, which Egypt denies.