IPA launches call for nominations for 2018 IPA Prix Voltaire
The Geneva-based International Publishers Association (IPA) today launches its call for nominations for the 2018 IPA Prix Voltaire for exemplary courage in upholding the Freedom to Publish and enabling others to exercise their freedom of expression.
IPA applauds CUP move to unblock censored online articles
The IPA today applauds the move by Cambridge University Press (CUP) to restore online access to its scholarly output in China, and urges the Chinese authorities not to penalize the publisher for its decision.
2017 IPA Prix Voltaire jointly awarded to Turkish publishers Turhan Günay and Evrensel
Publisher Turhan Günay and publishing house Evrensel, both from Turkey, have been named joint recipients of the 2017 International Publishers Association (IPA) prize for courage in upholding the freedom to publish, the IPA Prix Voltaire.
IPA in Istanbul monitoring trial of Cumhuriyet 17
The IPA is in Istanbul this week with its member the Turkish Publishers Association and international free expression organizations* to monitor and protest against the trial of 17 journalists and executives from the national Cumhuriyet newspaper – among them publisher Turhan Günay – on charges that their work aided terrorism.
IPA urges Italian mayor to drop censorship pledges from manifesto
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has urged the mayor of Verona, Italy, to abandon a manifesto pledge to pull from circulation various books that are not aligned with his own worldview.
IPA reveals 2017 Prix Voltaire shortlist
The International Publishers Association (IPA) today announces the shortlist for the 2017 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.
Publishers Denounce Raid on Award-Winning Turkish Publisher
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has denounced Turkish authorities after reports that police raided the Belge Publishing House in Istanbul, on 7 May, and seized 2,000 books.
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.
IPA calls for nominations for the 2017 IPA Prix Voltaire
The International Publishers Association today launches its call for nominations for the 2017 IPA Prix Voltaire — a unique award in celebrating the freedom to publish, without which many writers would be unable to exercise their freedom of expression.
Book industry bodies press Ankara for unconditional release of Aslı Erdoğan, Necmiye Alpay and all prisoners of conscience
At its General Assembly in Strasbourg on Thursday, the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) was deeply concerned by news that Aslı Erdoğan and Necmiye Alpay had been rearrested and charged with “membership of a terrorist organization”.