World publishers appeal for mercy for Mauritanian death-row blogger
The Geneva-based International Publishers Association (IPA) has joined a growing international chorus appealing for clemency for Mauritanian blogger Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir, whose execution for apostasy is sought by clerics over a post written in December 2013.
World publishers decry Ankara’s abuse of State of Emergency powers to shutter a 30th Turkish publishing house
The Geneva-based International Publishers Association (IPA), speaking for 64 national publishers’ associations in 59 countries, has condemned the de facto state closure of yet another Turkish publishing house, Evrensel Basım Yayın (Evrensel Publishing House), under the government’s much expanded state of emergency powers.
Highlights of the 31st International Publishers Congress 2016, in London
The 31st International Publishers Congress, 9 -12 April, 2016, gathered more than 220 delegates from 41 countries in London’s majestic Olympia Conference Centre. This was the second time the Congress had taken place in the UK capital, but the first time it had run parallel to The London Book Fair.
Egypt: gagging authors signals worrying backslide to pre-Arab-Spring authoritarianism
This week’s jailing of Egyptian author Ahmed Naji over a book deemed too explicit is further proof that Egypt is squandering the gains of the Arab Spring and regressing to the same authoritarianism that sparked the revolution, the International Publishers Association (IPA) warned today.
Richard Charkin at Mid-Term
Interviewed recently by Benedicte Page for The Bookseller, Richard Charkin talks about the challenges and achievements of his first 12 months as IPA president.
IPA Seriously Concerned about Missing Hong Kong Publishers
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has joined the Swedish Publishers Association (SPA) and the Publishers Association (PA) UK in expressing deep concern about the whereabouts and safety of five Hong Kong-based publishers and booksellers.
IPA Slams Vatican for Attempting to Silence Critics
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has joined the Italian Publishers Association (AIE) and European journalism and freedom-of-speech watchdogs to condemn the Vatican for attempting to jail two authors who alleged corruption and financial wrongdoing in the highest circles of the Holy See.
IPA criticises yet another example of Turkish government censorship
International Publishers Association (IPA) has joined the Turkish Publishers Assocaition (TPA) in criticizing yet another example of blatant political censorship in Turkey.
IPA concerned about yet another takeover of a Turkish publisher
The International Publishers Association (IPA) is very concerned about reports of another Turkish publisher being put in the hands of trustees.
CHINA: SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE DISAPPEARANCE OF FOUR HONG KONG-BASED PUBLISHERS
The International Publishers Association and PEN International are alarmed at reports that four people associated with a publisher and bookstore in Hong Kong famous for producing and stocking books critical of the Chinese authorities have gone missing.