The ninth IPA Prix Voltaire is to be awarded in May at Lillehammer’s World Expression Forum (WEXFO). Nominations are open.
IPA: Egypt’s Prix Voltaire Laureate Khaled Lotfy Out of Prison
The Prix Voltaire-winning Cairo publisher and bookseller Khaled Lotfy was released from prison, the IPA reports, on November 19.
IPA Joins Criticism of Russia’s Anti-LGBTQ Bill
The International Publishers Association warns that ‘publishers will find themselves at risk’ under the proposed Russian legislation.
The IPA’s Congress in Jakarta: So Many Issues
The 33rd International Publishers Congress hits the right notes in a complex array of issues, needs, successes and challenges.
The 2022 IPA Prix Voltaire Laureate: Thailand’s Same Sky Press
A 20-year-old press known for attracting the ire of the authorities in Bangkok wins the IPA’s Prix Voltaire.
IPA, EU, Germany, USA Protest Pham Doan Trang’s Imprisonment by Vietnam’s Authorities
The Vietnamese publisher, author, and journalist Pham Doan Trang’s appeal of her nine-year sentence is rejected by the Hanoi court.
The Salman Rushdie Attack: IPA Calls for ‘Redoubling Our Commitment’
As Salman Rushdie struggles with his injuries, the world publishing industry demands protection for the freedom to publish.
Frankfurter Buchmesse and the Börsenverein Join Calls to Protect Ragıp Zarakolu and Other Exiles
Germany’s Börsenverein and Frankfurter Buchmesse ‘condemn Erdogan’s swap deal,’ calling on Sweden and Finland ‘to stand their ground.’
IPA Warns Against Turkish Publisher Ragıp Zarakolu’s Extradition From Sweden
The IPA warns against making publisher Ragip Zarakolu a pawn in the Swedish-Finnish-Turkish NATO talks.
A 2022 IPA Prix Voltaire Shortlistee is Arrested in Thailand
After an arrest of Same Sky’s publisher, the IPA Prix Voltaire’s administration calls for a stop to such ‘constant harassment.’