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15 media organizations urge European Commission to ensure journalists' access to documents amid ombudsman's Gaza inquiry

A group of 15 media organizations sent an open letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen demanding better access for journalists to public documents. The trigger was an inquiry by European Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho into the Commission's refusal to disclose 17 documents on EU-funded projects in the Gaza Strip. The Commission must respond to the appeal by 4 November.

Aziz Karimov
3 min read
World

Egyptian court fines Mada Masr editor-in-chief and orders closure of the outlet

The New Cairo Misdemeanor Court found Lina Attallah, editor-in-chief of the independent website Mada Masr, guilty of operating without a license, imposed the maximum fine of 3 million Egyptian pounds, and ordered the site closed and its equipment confiscated. Attallah spent several hours in custody and was released after paying the fine. The outlet intends to appeal the ruling; it also emerged that in 2024 she was sentenced in absentia to one year in prison in another case. The New Cairo court found Lina Attallah, editor-in-chief of the independent outlet Mada Masr, guilty of operating without a licence, imposed the maximum fine of 3 million Egyptian pounds and ordered the site's closure and the confiscation of its equipment. Attallah spent several hours in custody and was released after paying the fine. The outlet intends to appeal the ruling; it also emerged that in 2024 she had been sentenced in absentia to one year in prison in another case.

Aziz Karimov
5 min read
World

Thousands of journalists protest in Istanbul and Ankara against pressure on the media

Rallies were held in Istanbul and Ankara with at least 3,000 participants in each city, according to police. Demonstrators protested against the arrest of journalists, the closure of media outlets, and the appointment of state administrators. According to the Turkish Journalists' Union, 11 journalists have been detained over two months, and police earlier in October halted the broadcast of the Halk TV channel.

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read
World

Mada Masr journalist Lina Attallah referred to trial in Egypt

Egypt's Supreme State Security Prosecution referred the case of Lina Attallah, editor-in-chief of the independent outlet Mada Masr, to court. She is charged with operating the website without a licence; the charge of publishing false news was dropped. The trial in New Cairo begins on 27 October, with a possible fine of 1 to 3 million Egyptian pounds.

Javlon Tursunov
2 min read
World

Turkish Police Raid Opposition Channel Halk TV, 11 Detained, Broadcasting Halted

On the morning of October 14, 2026, Turkish police raided the headquarters of the opposition TV channel Halk TV in Istanbul, halted live broadcasts and handed management over to an external trustee. The prosecutor's office linked the action to an investigation against the channel's chairman Cafer Mahiroglu, accused of bribery, tender fraud and money laundering. The opposition and journalistic organizations called the raid an attack on press freedom.

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read