Egypt steps up persecution of independent media with arrest and alleged torture of six journalists from an investigative outlet

• In a new escalation against the media, Egyptian authorities have arrested and pressed terrorism charges against six journalists who make up the editorial staff of Matsaddash, the country’s leading fact-checking platform.
• Since their arrest in late September, some of them have allegedly been tortured, the outlet and its legal team said.
• Human rights groups and press freedom advocates described the events as unprecedented and as an example of the limits on information in Egypt.