Enhancing the Debate on Open Access
A joint statement by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions and the International Publishers Association
A crucial part of IPA's mission is to inform member associations and the wider global publishing community about breaking developments which will impact publishers. We do this through a number of channels. the IPA website, our monthly e-newsletter, press releases and the IPA's dedicated social media feeds.
18/06/09 – "Freedom to Publish under Siege in Iran" - IPA Report Slams Censorhip in Iran
25/04/09 – IPA Freedom to Publish Prize Goes to 3 Tunisia Activists (Eng., Fr.)
26/02/09 – IPA letter to EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn
20/02/09 – IPA Protests Ban on Vietnamese Publisher
20/02/09 – IPA letter to Vietnamese Minister of Information and Communications
09/01/09 – 2009 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize: Nominate by 13 March!
01/10/08 – Publishers and Booksellers Strongly Condemn Recent Attacks on Publishers and Booksellers
17/09/08 – Publisher Ragip Zarakolu Receives 2008 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize at Opening of International Seminar on Neo-Censorship
29/08/08 – IPA urges Russian authorities to lift censorship on Muslim litterature
20/08/08 – TMG protests attack on journalist and representative of IFEX member group, Sihem Bensedrine at Tunis Airport (Eng. & Fr.)
10/07/08 – TMG Raises Tunisian Concerns with French President (Eng., Fr.)
09/07/08 – WAN/TMG/IPA letter to President Sarkozy re FoE in Tunisia (Eng.) (Fr.)
01/07/08 – Threats to the Open Book - Register for Int'l Symposium on Neo-Censorship - Amsterdam 18-20 September 2008
20/06/2008 – IPA letter to Vietnamese PM
19/06/08 – Article 301: IPA and PEN Condemn Sentencing of Publisher Zarakolu
09/06/08 – UNHRC - Item 6 - Joint IPA/PEN/WAN Oral Submission
15/05/08 – 2008 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize goes to Ragýp Zarakolu
30/04/08 – Article 301 Reform Fails to Meet Publisher Demands
08/04/08 – IPA/PEN/WPFC written submission to the UPR Session on Tunisia (8 April 2008)
06/03/08 – IPA Condemns Calls for a Boycott of Paris Book Fair
05/03/08 – TMG Urges Tunisian Government to Cease Repeated Attacks on HR Defenders
17/01/08 – International Publishers Commemorate Hrant Dink
16/01/08 – 2008 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize: Nominate by 18 April - 2008 Nomination Form
12/12/07 – IPA deplores continued harassment as Zarakolu trial drags on
10/12/07 – Joint IPA/PEN report on freedom of expression in Belarus
20/11/07 – IPA/PEN/WPFC written submission to the UPR Session to be held on 7-18 April 2008
12/10/07 – IPA Freedom to Publish Prize to be awarded in Amsterdam World Book Capital City 2008
11/10/07 – IPA supports Table Mountain Declaration
10/10/07 – IPA supports Table Mountain Declaration. See IPA Resolution. See Table Mountain Declaration
11/09/07 – IPA meets Anna Politkovskaya's newspaper in Moscow
10/09/07 – IPA, PEN and ARTICLE 19 call for the abolition of Art. 301
25/07/07 – Tunisia Monitoring Group welcomes liberation of Mohamed Abbou (Fr., Eng.)
15/06/07 – 2007 IPA Freedom Awards open 2nd Cape Town Book Fair
08/06/07 – Open Letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao
29/05/07 – IPA Freedom to Publish Director addresses 5th Freedom of Expression Gathering
16/05/07 – 2007 IPA Freedom Prize goes to Zimbabwean publisher Ncube. 2007 IPA Freedom Prize - Special Award goes to Dink and Politkovskaya
16/05/07 – Publisher pressure reunites Tehran Book Fair
25/04/07 – Open Letter to President of UN Council on Human Rights condemning resolution on defamation
25/04/07 – IPA condemns UN resolution on defamation
19/04/07 – IPA condemns assassination of Turkish publishers and presses for thorough investigation to end escalation of brutal attacks on freedom of expression
11/04/07 – 4th Report of the Tunisia Monitoring Group (Eng., Fr.)
11/04/07 – IPA and fellow Tunisia Monitoring Group members launch 4th report on Freedom of Expression in Tunisia
09/03/07 – IPA Letter to Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance opposing book fair separation plans
23/02/07 – Letter urging the repeal of Article 301 TPC
13/02/07 – Joint Declaration demanding abolishment of article 301 TPC
13/02/07 – 34 non-governmental organisations have released a Joint Declaration demanding a total abolishment of article 301 TPC
19/01/07 – IPA condemns the killing of Hrant Dink
08/12/06 – IPA receives "Liberty" Prize
05/12/06 – IPA denounces censorship in Iran
05/12/06 – IPA Letter to Iranian authorities urging descrease in levels of censorship
12/10/06 – IPA welcomes the awarding of the Nobel Prize for literature to Orhan Pamuk
10/10/06 – IPA condemns the murder of Anna Politkovskaya
21-24/09/06 – Freedom of Expression in focus @ Göteborg Book Fair (Programme)
21/09/06 – First IPA Freedom Prize goes to courageous Female Iranian Publisher
01/05/2006 – 3rd Report of the Tunisia Monitoring Group
07/04/06 – Publishers reaffirm commitment to Freedom of Expression
08/03/06 – US calls alleged Al-Jazeera bombing threat "unfounded" and "preposterous"
15/11/05 – FoE experts question credibility of UN World Summit on the Information Society in Tunisia (Eng. & Fr.)
26/09/05 – WSIS Prepcom 3 – Press Conference on FoE in Tunisia – Geneva
01/09/05 – 2nd Report of the Tunisia Monitoring Group (Eng., Fr.)
09/06/05 – TMG members urge Tunisian authorities to release books blocked through the legal submission procedure (Eng. & Fr.)
01/06/05 – Report on banned books in Tunisia
17/05/05 – Joint IPA/PEN Comments to new Turkish Penal Code
28/04/05 – TMG members call on Tunisian authorities to stop confiscating books at Tunis airport (Eng., Fr.)
11/02/05 – Joint IPA/PEN Oral Submission before the UN Commission on Human Rights
01/02/05 – Joint IPA/PEN/IBF Letter in Greek blasphemy case
14/12/04 – IPA Letter protesting banning of The Da Vinci Code in Lebanon
01/12/04 – IPA/PEN Report on Freedom of Expression in Turkey
15/11/04 – IPA Position Paper – Cultural Diversity Convention
20/06/04 – Joint IFLA/IPA Statement on the OFAC Regulations
16/04/04 – IPA Letter defending freedom to publish in the Philippines
23/03/04 – Joint IPA/PEN Oral Submission before the UN Commission on Human Rights
07/07/03 – Report on postponement of implementation of Hong Kong's Art. 23
26/06/03 – Joint IFLA/IPA Statement on Freedom of Expression on the Internet
20/02/03 – Joint IFLA/IPA Statement on the Role of Creators
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James Taylor
17 March 2023
The chair opened the last day of SCCR43 noting the sense of excitement in the room and the ‘spicy’ discussions around exceptions and limitations.
James Taylor
16 March 2023
Education and research was the opening topic for discussion on day 4 of SCCR 43 with a Presentation on cross-border issues concerning education and research.
James Taylor
15 March 2023
Day 3 of the SCCR was dedicated to the discussion around exceptions and limitations focusing mainly on the preservation toolkit.
James Taylor
14 March 2023
Day 2 picked up from where day 1 left off with Member States asking questions of the facilitators of the Second Revised Draft Text for the WIPO Broadcasting Organizations Treaty.
James Taylor
13 March 2023
Hot on the heels of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, a different kind of gathering for IPA - the 43rd sitting of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO’s) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) in a fine, but cl...
Ana María Cabanellas
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IPA past President, Ana María Cabanellas, shares her first post for the IPA's literacy working group within the Inclusive Publishing and Literacy Committee.
Karine Pansa
03 February 2023
Two years ago, on this sad day, our publishing colleague, Lebanese publisher, Lokman Slim was assassinated. Lokman co-founded Dar Al-Jadeed publishing house in Lebanon with his sister, Rasha Al Ameer.
Karine Pansa
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The theme for UNESCO’s 2023 International Day of Education is ‘to invest in people, prioritize education’. I know what UNESCO Is getting at, but I would argue that their statement could easily be turned around: ‘in order to prioritize education we ne...
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