Matsadaash

Human rights organisations, including the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center and the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, have joined a global call demanding the release of the entire staff of Matsadaash, an Egyptian investigative journalism outlet. Details about the journalists' detention, including when and why they were held, have not been disclosed. The campaign highlights ongoing concerns about press freedom in Egypt.

Human rights organisations are calling for the release of the entire staff of Matsadaash, an Egyptian investigative journalism platform, who have reportedly been detained. Press freedom and rights groups, including the MENA Rights Group, are pressing Egyptian authorities to free the journalists and drop any charges. The case has drawn attention to mounting pressure on independent media in Egypt.