CNN Facing Lawsuit From Former Reporter

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CNN is facing a new lawsuit.

Former reporter Saima Mohsin is suing CNN alleging “unfair dismissal, disability & race discrimination.”

She said CNN wants the case thrown out.

I was injured on assignment for CNN
They fired me

We risk our lives in the field trusting we’ll be taken care of

I’m suing for unfair dismissal, disability & race discrimination. CNN wants my case thrown out

Big week for me at Employment Tribunal 🤲🏾 https://t.co/QYvOrB3LpH

— Saima Mohsin (@SaimaMohsin) July 10, 2023

Mohsin was left disabled after reporting on the Israel-Palestine conflict from Jerusalem. She had her foot run over by a car her cameraman was driving. This caused severe tissue damage.

Her contract was terminated three years later after she allegedly requested alternative duties and rehabilitation support from CNN.

The Guardian reported:

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.

After the incident in 2014 the foreign correspondent claims she requested alternative duties and support for rehabilitation but CNN refused. She also alleges that she asked CNN if she could switch to a presenting role in order to reduce the amount of time spent travelling but was told “you don’t have the look we are looking for”. Three years later the channel terminated her contract.

She said she had decided to bring the employment tribunal claim, which is due to be heard in London on Monday, because the network had failed to support her after the life-changing injury. “I worked hard to become an international correspondent and loved my job with CNN. I risked my life many times on assignment for CNN believing they would have my back. They did not.”

Mohsin’s claim also alleges race and disability discrimination, as well as a complaint about the gender pay gap at CNN. She claims she was denied high profile on-air opportunities, with managers choosing to put white American correspondents on air even when she was ready to go live on the ground.