Tiananmen 20: Qian Gang
The 4 June massacre signalled an end to 1980s press reform in China
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Sri Lanka prepares to prosecute press
Sri Lankan media minister, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardana, said the Defense Ministry was preparing to bring charges against journalists, politicians, armed forces personnel and businessmen who have assisted the Tamil Tigers according to Human Rights Watch. Read more here
“Sex” censored on Microsoft search engine
Bing, the new search engine from Microsoft is varying search results of the term “sex” dependent on the country. The UK, US and all European countries produce long lists of results but Arabian countries, China, India and several others produce no results leading to accusations of censorship. Read more here
Journalists banned from Tiananmen on anniversary
Chinese police have cordened off Tiananmen Square, to prevent people marking the 20th anniversary of the massacre and banned foreign press. Earlier today US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged China to launch an official inquiry. Read more here