“These are all initiatives showing how we can fight for freedom of expression, for the freedom to publish and for the freedom to read,” said IPA President Gvantsa Jobava.
The Importance of Copyright for African and Latin American Publishers
At the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 48th session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, The International Publishers Association organized an event highlighting concerns over copyright and education exceptions in Africa and Latin America.
International Publishers Association Announces 2026 Prix Voltaire Shortlist
The shortlist, announced on Monday evening at the World Expression Forum in Lillehammer, Norway, features six individuals and organizations who have demonstrated “resilience and bravery.”
IPA Announces Shortlist for the 2026 Innovation Award
The shortlist features companies focused on innovation in reading promotion, discovery, marketing, and literacy. The winner to be announced at the 35th International Publishers Congress in Kuala Lumpur.
IPA Seeks Nominations for Inaugural ‘Freedom of Expression Defenders’ Award
Nominations for the award honoring companies or organizations who have demonstrated a commitment to what IPA officials call the “trinity” of freedoms will be accepted until March 31.
Georgian Publisher’s Tbilisi Detention Flagged by IPA
Reportedly sentenced to three days’ detention, Zviad Kvaratskhelia was arrested during a political protest in the Georgian capital.
Frankfurt: IPA’s Gvantsa Jobava on the Defenders Award
The IPA’s new Defenders Award will honor those who defend freedoms of expression, publishing, and reading.
Ukrainian Books in Translation: ‘Chapter Ukraine’ Is Open
The literature of Ukraine in translation has a growing new site of its own, as ‘Chapter Ukraine’ launches in three languages.
Writer, Blogger Alaa Abd El-Fattah Released From Egyptian Prison
The British-Egyptian writer and blogger highlighted last year by English PEN and Arundhati Roy, was pardoned and released Monday.
Lisbon’s 2025 Book 2.0 Draws More than 700 Participants
In its third iteration, Lisbon’s Book 2.0 conference explores the urgency of a reading deficit and international pathways to come. (Sponsored)