As PEN Belarus is told it’s to be shut down, PEN America’s Suzanne Nossel speaks of ‘when a government silences and stomps on its writers.’
PEN America’s New Report on Turkey: Five Years After the Failed Coup
The US chapter of PEN International weighs in with a report on the Erdoğan regime’s repression of writers and freedom of expression.
Bodour Al Qasimi on the IPA and Its 125th Anniversary: ‘A Sense of Solidarity’
‘Cultural globalization and digitization trends have accelerated the publishing industry’s own globalization,’ says IPA’s president.
IPA’s 2021 Prix Voltaire Winner To Be Named at Guadalajara
The 35th Guadalajara International Book Fair will be the venue for the freedom to publish announcement made by the IPA.
PEN Belarus Leads Activists’ Response to Roman Protasevich’s Arrest
Demanding the detained writer’s release, the Belarusian PEN Centre unites with sister agencies on the freedom to publish.
PEN America Releases New International Freedom To Write Index
The second edition of PEN’s Freedom to Write Index sees an alarming jump in writer detentions from 238 detainees in 2019 to at least 273 in 2020, in 35 countries.
IPA’s Prix Voltaire: Open for 2021 Nominations in the Freedom to Publish
The Prix Voltaire opens not only a call for nominations but also for contributions, as uncertainty hangs over last year’s winning company.
AAP’s 2020 Freedom to Publish Award: Bangladesh’s Jagriti Publishing House
The Jagriti Publishing House and its bookstore are Razia Rahman Joly’s memorial to her slain husband, publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan.
‘Tehran Book Fair Uncensored’ Is Now Underway in Its Fifth Edition: Online
The Tehran Book Fair Uncensored program is online this week, with as many as a dozen independent publishers of Persian literature.
Vietnamese Publishing House Co-Founder Arrested Ahead of Frankfurt Appearance
The IPA Prix Voltaire-winning author and former spokesperson is reported to have been arrested in Ho Chi Minh City.