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.
Educational publishers back WIPO creative industries plan for emerging markets
The IPA-led Educational Publishers Forum (EPF) has pledged its full support for an ambitious World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) plan to bolster the publishing industries of developing countries to help deliver on UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4); education.
IPA secretaries general pen chapter for WIPO tome on ‘Traditional Knowledge’
Current IPA Secretary General José Borghino and his predecessor Jens Bammel have co-written a chapter for a book compiled by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) called Protecting Traditional Knowledge.
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.
UNESCO names Sharjah World Book Capital 2019
UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova has named Sharjah, widely considered the cultural capital of the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf, UNESCO World Book Capital 2019.
IPA welcomes landmark ruling against Sci-Hub and others
The International Publishers Association (IPA) welcomes a ruling by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against websites that illicitly offer millions of research papers and books that are protected by copyright.