Iran - Reuters targeted by campaign against foreign media

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is worried by yesterday's Tehran jury decision finding Reuters guilty of "anti-government propaganda" for briefly referring to members of a women's martial arts club as Ninja assassins. The decision refers to the headline "Thousands of female Ninjas train as Iran's assassins" which the news agency initially attached to a video it distributed about the club last March. Reuters' editor-in-chief quickly acknowledged the mistake and ordered an internal investigation. The (...)

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