Articles by International Publishers Association (IPA)
IPA, PEN and WAN convey TMG recommendations to UN for better promotion of press freedom
(IPA/IFEX) – The following is a 9 June 2008 joint statement by IPA, PEN and WAN, made on behalf of the IFEX Tunisia Monitoring Group (TMG) to the 8th Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Oral Submission by International PEN, the International Publishers Association (IPA), and the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) 8th Session […]
2008 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize awarded to persecuted publisher Ragip Zarakolu
(IPA/IFEX) – The following is an abridged IPA press release: The 2008 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize goes to Ragip Zarakolu Seoul, Amsterdam, Geneva – During the closing ceremony of the 28th IPA Publishers Congress in Seoul, Korea, IPA President Ana María Cabanellas announced that publisher Ragip Zarakolu was voted recipient of the 2008 IPA […]
IPA condemns call for boycott of Paris Salon du Livre international book fair
(IPA/IFEX) – The following is an IPA press release: International Publishers Association Condemns Calls For A Boycott of Paris Salon du Livre Geneva, 6 March 2008 – The International Publishers Association condemns the calls for a boycott of this year’s Salon du Livre in Paris. IPA President, Ana Maria Cabanellas, and the Chair of IPA’s […]
Prolongation of publisher’s costly “insult” trial punishment for his work, says IPA
(IPA/IFEX) – The following is an IPA press release: Publishers Deplore Continued Harassment as Zarakolu Trial Drags On Geneva, 12 December 2007 – Ragip Zarakolu, co-founder and owner of Belge Publishing, is charged in Istanbul with “insulting the State” (Article 301 TPC) and insulting the “memory of the founder of the Republic, Atatürk” (Law 5816). […]
IPA concerned about Cricket Australia’s attempt to control sales of images to book publishers
(IPA/IFEX) – The following is an IPA press release: Geneva, 11/12/2007 – Cricket Australia (CA), the governing body of one of Australia’s favourite sports, is trying to force all photographers and agencies to sign a new contract before they enter the cricket grounds. In the latest version of the contract put forward by Cricket Australia […]
IPA, Norwegian PEN release joint report calling for increased monitoring of free expression
(IPA/Norwegian PEN/IFEX) – The following is a joint 10 December 2007 IPA/Norwegian PEN press release: Launch of First joint IPA-Norwegian PEN Report “Freedom of Expression in Belarus” Geneva, Oslo, 10. December 2007 In its first joint report on freedom of expression conditions in Belarus, the International Publishers Association (IPA) and Norwegian PEN conclude that it […]
Trevor Ncube receives IPA press freedom prize; Hrant Dink, Anna Politkovskaya posthumously awarded special prize
(IPA/IFEX) – The following is an abridged version of a 15 June 2007 IPA press release: 2007 IPA Freedom Prize Winner Trevor Ncube challenges African governments on Freedom to Publish Hrant Dink’s widow receives a special award in the name of her late husband. Anna Politkovskaya also rewarded Geneva, Cape Town, 15 June 2007 – […]
Two IFEX members and others appeal to president over alarming lack of free expression
(IPA/WiPC/IFEX) – The following is an 8 June 2007 joint letter by IPA, WiPC and other organisations and individuals: To Mr Hu Jintao President of the People’s Republic of China An Appeal about China Your Excellency, Mr President, We, undersigned organizations and individuals, welcome your visit to Sweden, whose purpose, we understand, is to reinforce […]