CNN reports that the Zimbabwean government is demanding that foreign journalists pay a combined annual licence fee of $36,000 to practice journalism in its country. This appears to be supported by a story in the Zimbabwe Times. Full story…

• CNN.com: Zimbabwe demands registration fees from foreign journalists
• NUJ calls for investigation into death of photojournalist Richard Mills
• NYTimes.com: Chinese government defends decision to re-block websites
• NYT: Western journalists tracked and detained in China
• FT.com: BBC has shared licence fee before, according to archives