CairoSix fact-checkers stay jailed for 15 more days.
Prosecutors accuse them of joining a terrorist group, spreading false news and receiving foreign funding.
Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution both investigates the case and ordered the renewal, after questioning them on wages and management.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights says they reported torture, and prosecutors say forensic exams of 3 found no injuries.
The six held at Badr 1 Prison get their first family visits Thursday.
How each outlet framed it
- Mada Masr leans critical
- reports the 15-day renewal and the questioning on wages and platform management, noting that no new evidence was put to the journalists
Sources: Mada Masr