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Written 15:01 by the desk from 12 stories.
- Egypt has sentenced Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the independent outlet Mada Masr, and ordered the site closed, weeks after the platform Mtsdsh was shut down entirely 1.
- Macau recorded its first conviction under its national security law, with former lawmaker Au Kam San sentenced to 12.5 years in prison in a closed-door trial that observers describe as unfair 2.
- Israel's ongoing attacks have made the Gaza conflict the deadliest yet for journalists, according to a report 5.
- Haiti's Kenscoff district has shifted from peaceful living to being held to ransom by armed gangs, following two deadly attacks this year 4.
- A Rohingya man recounts his journey from genocide to survival, describing how his stateless and forcibly displaced status has blocked access to formal education and work 3.
- Commentary warns that digital surveillance expands through commercial data collection and the international exchange of surveillance technologies and practices, as seen in Nigeria and among authoritarian states 67.
- Discussion of the Dominican Republic's position in the debate over deep-sea mining, where it urged the International Seabed Authority to finish its regulatory framework 10.
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