Articles by International Publishers Association (IPA)
IPA condemns detention, ongoing harassment of Freedom to Publish awardee
Bui Chat was again temporarily detained on 5 and 6 June 2011, the day he was invited to attend the Swedish National Day Celebrations at the invitation of the Swedish Embassy.
IFEX-TMG members alarmed by resurgence of Internet censorship and arrests
IFEX-TMG calls for free speech rights of Tunisian citizens to be upheld in the run up to free elections.
IFEX-TMG members support fair and transparent allocation process for broadcasting licences
Ahead of the first ever democratic elections in the country, IFEX-TMG members encourage a swift, fair and transparent broadcast licencing process.
2011 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize recipient Bui Chat set free on conditions
Bui Chat was temporarily released on 2 May after having been arrested by authorities, but remains under surveillance and subject to continuing interrogation by the authorities in Vietnam.
IPA condemns arrest of 2011 Freedom to Publish Prize recipient
Publisher Bui Chat was honoured on 25 April in Buenos Aires for courage under difficult conditions. He was arrested upon his return to Vietnam on 30 April and his award confiscated.
2011 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize awarded to Vietnamese publisher Bui Chat
Bui Chat heads the Giay Vun Publishing House, which is devoted to printing and publishing of the works of Vietnam’s “pavement poets” beyond the reach of censorship authorities.
UN High Commissioner urged to intervene to stop persecution of independent publishers, writers
A blacklist issued in January 2011 lists, among others, those publishers who are allegedly attempting to overthrow the “Islamic establishment”.
IFEX-TMG mission to Tunisia observes freedom of expression post 14 January
In its seventh formal mission to Tunisia, and the second visit since deposed President Zine El Abedine Ben Ali fled the country, an IFEX-TMG delegation spent over a week meeting a wide range of stakeholders as part of the ongoing assessment of the state of freedom of expression in the country.