A Russian court in Moscow has fined BBC World News and its editor in chief in Russia on March 12 for violating two regulations concerning the media.
The court ruled that the defendants failed to correctly label content unsuitable for children and failed to submit content to a state archive, the Interfax news agency reported.
Yekaterina Yakushenko was fined 6,000 rubles ($80) and BBC World News 10,000 rubles ($133), Judge Vasilisa Lapina said in her ruling.
Yakushenko had entered a plea of not guilty.
The ruling was based on several reports that aired on January 21 covering bombardments in Syria, the war on drugs in Columbia, and an interview with a U.S. Marine.
Based on reporting by Interfax and Reuters
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