IPA Welcomes End of Kuwaiti Book Censorship Committee
A report in ArabLit confirms that Kuwait’s National Assembly has amended the law on media and publications that previously required all books to receive prior approval from a committee before release. The new rules apply to both local and imported books and put an end to the mandate of the Kuwaiti book censorship committee.
Viet Nam, Move Beyond Repression
The International Publishers Association has co-signed a statement calling on Vietnamese authorities to cease their crackdown on independent media and those who express dissent and to protect and promote the rights to freedom of expression, opinion, and information, in line with Viet Nam’s obligations under international law.
Vietnam’s Liberal Publishing House awarded 2020 Prix Voltaire
The International Publishers Association took to a virtual stage on June 3 to unveil the laureate of the 2020 Prix Voltaire which supports defenders of freedom to publish: Liberal Publishing House (Vietnam).
IPA reveals 2020 Prix Voltaire shortlist
The International Publishers Association (IPA) today announces the shortlist for the 2020 IPA Prix Voltaire, an award recognizing exemplary courage in upholding the freedom to publish and in enabling others to exercise their right to freedom of expression.
Prix Voltaire 2020 Nominations Open
IPA has opened the nominations process for the 2020 Prix Voltaire which will be announced at the 33rd International Publishers Congress in Lillehammer. The announcement came among a packed freedom to publish programme for the IPA at Frankfurt Book Fair.
IPA reveals 2019 Prix Voltaire shortlist
The International Publishers Association (IPA) today announces the shortlist for the 2019 IPA Prix Voltaire, which rewards exemplary courage in upholding the freedom to publish and in enabling others to exercise their right to freedom of expression.
International Publishers Back Macmillan over Trump ‘Cease and Desist’ Threats
The International Publishers Association has thrown its full support behind US publisher Macmillan and its CEO, John Sargent, for their firm stand in the face of pressure from United States President Donald Trump to halt publication of Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff’s book on the Trump White House.
Attempts on freedom of expression in South Africa
On 29 October 2017 a new book appeared on the shelves of bookstores in Johannesburg, South Africa.
IPA stands against censorship in South Africa
The International Publishers Association calls on the South African State Security Agency (SSA) and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to stop their attempts to withdraw from circulation and censor Jacques Pauw’s book The President’s Keepers.
IPA publishes Freedom to Publish Manifesto – a pledge to act when publishers are gagged, imprisoned or threatened
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has published its first Freedom to Publish Manifesto, a declaration of the IPA’s steadfast commitment to raise the alarm when publishers are threatened and to counter their repression through international activism.