Same Sky awarded IPA Prix Voltaire in Jakarta
One of the highlights of the 33rd International Publishers Congress was the awarding of the 2022 IPA Prix Voltaire with co-founder Thanapol Eawsakul travelling to Jakarta to receive the prize.
Leading editors, lawyers, journalists, publishers and other experts call on the UK Government to back meaningful anti-SLAPP protections to defend media freedom
A model anti-SLAPP Law drafted in consultation with leading media lawyers and industry experts on behalf of the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition and supported by over 70 leading editors, lawyers, publishers, and journalists was sent to the Secretary of State for Justice, Dominic Raab. The model law outlines how best the UK Government can make good on its commitment made in July to reform the law to introduce robust anti-SLAPP measures and protect those holding the powerful to account.
Russia: New ‘Homosexual Propaganda’ Law threatens freedom to publish
Following reports in international media (The Guardian, Le Monde) the International Publishers Association is extremely concerned about a new bill which, if adopted, will prohibit the ‘promotion of non-traditional sexual relations’. This legislation will undoubtedly seriously diminish the freedom to publish in Russia.
2004-2008: A time for change for IPA
In this third extract of his forthcoming book 'The Fifth Quarter Century - The International Publishers Association 1996-2021', IPA Past President looks back at the period 2004-2008.
IPA at Frankfurt Book Fair Round-up
The International Publishers Association team was delighted to be back at Frankfurt Book Fair with a full week of meetings.
Swedish PA continues campaign for Gui Minhai
On Monday 17 October, the Swedish Publishers Association marked seven years since Swedish publisher, and 2018 IPA Prix Voltaire laureate, Gui Minhai disappeared from his holiday home in Thailand with a social media campaign for publishers in peril #fansladerförläggare.
IPA backs Tsitsi Dangarembga following incomprehensible Court Judgement
Award winning Zimbabwean author, Tsitsi Dangarembga, given 6 month suspended prison sentence as lengthy proceedings come to an end. IPA condemns this judgement and the threat it represents to freedom of expression in Zimbabwe.
Same Sky Publishing announced as 2022 Prix Voltaire laureate
- Laureate to address ceremony at 33rd International Publishers Congress in Jakarta on 11 November.
