Egyptian prosecutors detain six Metsadekash journalists for 15 days

Egypt's Public Prosecution has ordered six journalists from the "Metsadekash" platform held in pretrial detention for 15 days on charges of terrorism-related offenses.

• The Public Prosecution ordered the 15-day detention on Wednesday on charges of joining a terrorist group and publishing false news.
• Prosecution investigators linked the platform to the Muslim Brotherhood, accusing it of spreading rumors to push citizens toward protests against state institutions.
• The Journalists Syndicate Council expressed grave concern, stating the six were arrested from their homes and the street between September 28 and 29, and demanded their release.
• Platform co-founder Abdel Rahman Mansour told the Committee to Protect Journalists that the journalists have no connection to the Muslim Brotherhood.