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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jim Waterson Media editor

Former reporter suing CNN for unfair dismissal and racial discrimination

Saima Mohsin
Mohsin’s claim alleges disability discrimination as well as a complaint about the gender pay gap at CNN. Photograph: CNN

A former CNN reporter is suing the news channel for unfair dismissal and racial discrimination after she was severely injured while on assignment in Israel.

Saima Mohsin was left disabled after an accident while reporting from Jerusalem on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Her cameraman ran over her foot in a car, causing severe tissue damage that has left the British-Pakistani journalist struggling to sit, stand and walk or return to work full-time.

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