Russia’s Supreme Court has ordered that three men acquitted of killing 2002 Courage in Journalism Award winner Anna Politkovskaya face a retrial. Politkovskaya, a journalist for Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was murdered in her apartment building in 2006. Read the BBC article.

Olja Beckovic, a journalist for B92 television station in Serbia, was harassed on June 17. Unknown persons threw a fire torch on the B92 building and slashed the tires of Beckovic's car. The station believes the attacks resulted from continued harassment by Kurir, a tabloid daily. Beckovic is an editor and writer for the television show Impression of the Week. Read more on the IFEX Web site.

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The International Women’s Media Foundation condemns the arrest of some 24 journalists and bloggers in Iran during post-election protests. Among those arrested was 2009 IWMF Courage in Journalism Award winner Jila Baniyaghoob, a freelance reporter and editor-in-chief of Kanoon Zanan Irani (Focus on Iranian Women). Baniyaghoob was arrested along with her husband, journalist Bahaman Ahamadi Amoee. According to reports, the journalists are being held in the security section of Tehran’s Evin prison.

“At this crucial time in the history of Iran, the government of Iran is trying to silence the voices of journalists, the people who are telling the world the story of what is happening on the ground,” said Liza Gross, IWMF interim executive director. “We ask supporters of a worldwide free press to join us in calling for their release. The story of what is happening in Iran today has gathered its own momentum and the world is watching and listening. Attempts to silence journalists will not stop events from unfolding – nor will it stop journalists from reporting the story. We call on the government of Iran to respect press freedom and release all journalists.”

The IWMF also began a petition on its website calling for the release of all journalists in Iran, those arrested during the post-election protests, and those already in prison. According to Paris-based Reporters Without Borders, prior to the recent wave of arrests, 12 journalists and cyber-dissidents were in Iranian jails, the highest number of any country in the Middle East. Recent arrests bring that number to 36.

• To sign the IWMF petition, click here.

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At least 24 journalists and bloggers have been arrested since post-election protests began in Iran. Jila Baniyaghoob, a 2009 recipient of an IWMF Courage in Journalism Award, was among them; she was arrested June 20. The reason behind her detention is unclear. Read the Associated Press article.

David Rohde, a New York Times reporter who was kidnapped in November by the Taliban, escaped June 19 from where he was being held in Pakistan. Afghan reporter Tahir Ludin, who was abducted and being held with Rohde, also escaped. Read the New York Times article about Rohde.

Internews has launched the Earth Journalism Award competition for professional or citizen journalists around the world who have reported on climate change. Fourteen awards will recognize the best print, radio, TV and online journalists, photojournalists and bloggers. Winners will attend the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in December. Application deadline is Sept. 7. For more information or to apply, visit the Internews Web site.

The Metcalf Institute and the Yale Forum are offering an opportunity for eight business journalists and editors to participate in two special sessions of the Society of Environmental Journalists' 19th Annual Conference on climate change. The sessions will cover how to address emerging climate change issues and the increased interest in environmental journalism. Application deadline is July 10. To apply visit the Metcalf Institute Web site.

After the recent elections in Iran, the government banned foreign media from reporting on the riots and protests. Regardless of the attempts to block coverage of the demonstration, hundreds of civil reporters utilize any means they have to show the world the situation in Iran. Meanwhile, journalists are detained, beaten and forced to leave the country. Read more on the censorship and harassment of reporters in Iran on the CPJ Web site.

A week after American reporters Euna Lee and Laura Ling were sentenced to 12 years in a labor prison in North Korea, The New York Times reports that some journalists now are taking more risks in a do-it-all model of journalism. This type of reporting differs from the traditional model of reporting for large established news organizations that might have more experience and leverage when dealing with foreign governments. Read the New York Times article.

Funke Adetutu is a reporter for BusinessDay Newspapers, Nigeria’s leading daily business newspaper. She is based in Lagos.