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17 January 1991United StatesRSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180

United States military restricts reporters to escorted press pools during the Gulf War

The U.S. military required reporters covering the 1991 Gulf War to work in escorted "pools" rather than move freely, reviewed pool dispatches before release, and reporters who left the pools were captured or detained.

Access bans · Stage Restrict · Head of government George H. W. Bush · Sustained

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