Egyptian authorities charged journalist Mohamed Ashraf with joining a terrorist group and spreading false news, days after security forces detained all six staff members of Matsadaash. The independent fact-checking and investigative platform has been accused of operating without a license and publishing fabricated reports for the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. Rights groups say the arrests represent an alarming escalation against independent media. The journalists’ whereabouts remain unknown, while their families and lawyers have reportedly been denied contact with them so far.
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