The United Arab Emirates’ Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre announces a partnership with Moscow’s Institute of Oriental Studies.
Author Dmitry Glukhovsky Sentenced to Prison by Moscow
The Russian writer Dmitry Glukhovsky, in exile since before Russia’s assault on Ukraine, Dorle Kopetzky says, ‘will not stop speaking out.’
Masha Gessen Wins Germany’s Hannah Arendt Prize
The Russian-American journalist, essayist, and author Masha Gessen has won the €10,000 Hannah Arendt Prize based in Bremen.
From Richard Charkin’s ‘My Back Pages’: ‘The Challenges of International Diplomacy’
Publication day: ‘The IPA continues to quietly do good work in the background’ on the freedom to publish and diplomacy, writes Richard Charkin in ‘My Back Pages’—his memoir releasing today.
In Ukraine: Kyiv’s Book Arsenal Plans a June Festival
The 11th edition of Ukraine’s Book Arsenal Festival, impossible to hold last year, now has dates of June 22 to 25 at Mystetskyi Arsenal.
Ukraine’s Vivat Publishing: ‘An Ambitious Plan for 2023’
Vivat Publishing’s CEO says she expects to exceed the company’s 2022 output in 2023 ‘to serve our local readers’ in wartime Ukraine.
The International Association of University Presses Updates Its Ukraine Resources
The international Association of University Presses has updated and expanded its free-to-use resources on Ukraine and Russia’s aggression.
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.
Maria Ressa on ‘Real-World Violence’ at WEXFO in Norway
Norway’s weekend shooting raises the stakes for the World Expression Forum as an arena for constructive disagreement and debate.
Ukraine’s Oleksandra Matviichuk at WEXFO: The ‘Interconnected World’
One of WEXFO’s most compelling presentations in Lillehammer came from a Ukrainian human-rights attorney, Oleksandra Matviichuk.