IPA, CPJ, and several embassies condemn the defamation verdict against PRH Perú’s Jerónimo Pimentel and author Christopher Acosta.
International Publishers Association Opens 2022 Prix Voltaire Nominations
The book industry’s lead honor for freedom to publish, the Prix Voltaire will be presented this year in Jakarta at the IPA’s 33rd World Publishing Congress.
In London, Book Aid International Reports 2021 Operations in 24 Countries
The UK-based Book Aid International introduced its second innovative shipping-container library in 2021, in rural Zanzibar.
IPA and European Publishers Back AAP’s Maryland Copyright Lawsuit
The Association of American Publishers finds international backing for its lawsuit of Maryland’s new library digital book licensing law.
In Mexico, Guadalajara Book Fair’s Rubén Padilla: ‘People Were Happy’
Creating an all-physical but smaller 2021 Guadalajara International Book Fair gave organizers a chance to evaluate their approach.
Year’s End: IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi Focuses on Publishing Solidarity, Freedom to Publish
IPA president Bodour Al Qasimi, caps a year of international meetings with publishers with a call for protection of the freedom to publish.
IPA Prix Voltaire Laureate Pham Doan Trang Sentenced to Nine Years in Vietnam
The 43-year-old Vietnamese free-expression activist, publisher, and author Pham Doan Trang won the IPA’s Prix Voltaire in 2020.
Nicaragua’s Sergio Ramírez on Leaving Latin America: ‘A Personal Choice’
While conceding that ‘asylum is very difficult,’ Nicaragua’s Sergio Ramírez, talks about moving to Spain and ‘the role of a writer.’
The IPA’s Prix Voltaire in Mexico: When Neutrality Is Not an Option
The IPA Prix Voltaire, honoring freedom to publish, is 16 years old and has honored 13 recipients. Now it needs world publishing to support it.
At the Alliance’s Conference in Spain: African Publishers on Their Challenges
The International Alliance of Independent Publishers’ conference included talks among African publishers about the need to produce locally.