Two events, one this week at Sweden’s Göteborg Book Fair and the other at Frankfurter Buchmesse’s Weltempfang Salon in October, spotlight challenges to the freedom to publish.
At Frankfurter Buchmesse: IPA Events Open to Trade Visitors, Exhibitors
The International Publishers Association has a series of events during Frankfurt Book Fair, many open to trade visitors and exhibitors.
Nobel Peace Laureate and Author Maria Ressa Acquitted
If convicted of the 2018 charges, Maria Ressa, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning author, could have been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Recalling Ukrainian Writer and Activist Victoria Amelina
The writer and war-crimes researcher Victoria Amelina has died of wounds sustained in the June 27 Russian attack in Kramatorsk.
Turkish Publishers’ ‘Freedom of Thought and Expression’ Award
The Turkish Publishers Association honors a house fighting seven cases of effective bans on books considered ‘harmful to minors.’
At Norway’s WEXFO, Iraqi Mazin Lateef Ali Wins IPA’s Prix Voltaire
The Iraqi publisher Mazin Lateef Ali’s son Abdulmoahimen accepts the 2023 Prix Voltaire for his father, who was abducted in 2020.
Norway’s New ‘WEXFO Youth’ Comes of Age
This year’s second outing for Lillehammer’s World Expression Forum opens an extensive and dedicated new program for young people.
The Freedom To Write Index: 311 Imprisoned Worldwide
The newly released ‘Freedom to Write Index’ features 2022 key cases, trends, regimes, victims of oppression, and leading markets of concern.
Taiwan Publisher Li Yanhe’s Detention Prompts Alarm
Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office confirms that Gusa Publishing’s Li Yanhe (Fu Cha) is detained for ‘endangering national security.’
At London Book Fair: The IPA Prix Voltaire Shortlist
The 2023 IPA Prix Voltaire nominees—from Pakistan, Egypt, Ireland, Turkey, and Iraq—’have made a significant contribution’ to freedom to publish.