Journalists in Zimbabwe win government court case
Four Harare based journalists on Friday won an historic court case against the government after they challenged the legal status of the Media and Information Commission. 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
Journalist killed and three wounded in Iraq
Al-Baghdadia correspondent, Alaa Abdel Wahab was killed outside Mosul, Iraq after a bomb placed underneath his car detenated also injuring a professor who works for a rival TV channel. Later the same evening a similar attack against an Al-Iraqiya crew took place west of Baghdad, injuring two. Read more here
Families of journalists arrested in North Korea speak out
The families of American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling, who go on trial this week, for what North Korea calls “hostile acts” have decided to speak out and are scheduled to appear on NBC and CNN later today. Read more here