Bodour Al Qasimi continued her tour of IPA members to better understand the different challenges and opportunities in different IPA member countries. Her latest stops were in Spain, the UAE and Greece.
Bodour Al Qasimi continued her tour of IPA members to better understand the different challenges and opportunities in different IPA member countries. Her latest stops were in Spain, the UAE and Greece.
The awarding of the 2021 IPA Prix Voltaire and a Freedom to Publish Seminar were highlights of the IPA’s presence at this year’s Guadalajara Book Fair.
Prix Voltaire ceremony at Guadalajara International Book Fair honours Dar Al Jadeed publishing house from Lebanon. Journalist Jorge Ramos pays tribute to co-founders Rasha Al Ameer and Lokman Slim: ‘Thanks to you, people like me can speak freely today. I do not exaggerate by saying that we are here because of your courage and that of your brother Lokman. You have all my admiration and respect.’
On the occasion of the 35th Guadalajara International Book Fair, the Mexican publishers’ association, CANIEM, and the book fair itself both signed the SDG Publishers Compact.
The final day of this SCCR began with the Chair recognising a cloud of fatigue in the room and encouraging delegates to press on through the day to finish the week.
Day 4 of this 42nd meeting of the SCCR picked up exactly where Day 3 left off, with discussions on exceptions and limitations and observer organisations continuing their statements.
Day 3 of SCCR 42 opened with further discussion and analysis of the new text on the broadcasting treaty with the afternoon reserved for discussions on exceptions and limitations.