Khaled Lotfy appeal rejected, Tanmia excluded from Cairo Book Fair
On 24 December 2019, Khaled Lotfy’s final possible appeal against his five-year sentence was rejected. His publishing house was then excluded from the biggest book fair in Egypt.
Who will be the next WIPO Director General?
On 7 January 2020, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) confirmed that it had received ten candidatures for the position of Director General ahead of the 30 December 2019 deadline.
World Book Capital City 2022 Nominations Open
UNESCO has opened nominations for the World Book Capital City in 2022 with a deadline of 25 June. UPDATE 4 May 2020 Deadline extended to Friday 14 August 2020.
Werner Stocker retires as IPA Treasurer
Since 2006 Werner Stocker, member of the administrative board of Swiss publisher “Schulthess Juristische Medien AG”, has been active in the executive committee of IPA. He retired from this position at the end of the 2019. Stocker looks back at 13 instructive years at the heart of the IPA.