Articles by International Publishers Association (IPA)
First IPA Publishers’ Freedom Prize goes to courageous Iranian publisher Shahla Lahiji
(IPA/IFEX) – The following is a 21 September 2006 API press release: First IPA Publishers’ Freedom Prize goes to Courageous Female Iranian Publisher Geneva (Switzerland), Göteborg (Sweden), 21 September, 2006 – During the opening ceremony of the Göteborg Book Fair today, Iranian publisher Shahla Lahiji is receiving the first IPA Publishers’ Freedom Prize in recognition […]
US calls alleged Al-Jazeera bombing threat “unfounded” and “preposterous”
(IPA/IFEX) – The following is an 8 March 2006 IPA press release: US CALLS ALLEGED AL-JAZEERA BOMBING THREAT “UNFOUNDED” AND “PREPOSTEROUS” The International Publishers Association (IPA) welcomes the assurance it just received from the US State Department that the news story about US discussions of a violent strike against Al-Jazeera is “unfounded” and “preposterous”. Following […]
Publisher Ragip Zarakolu faces 6-year prison sentence
(IPA/IFEX) – The following is a joint IPA/International PEN press release: Publisher Ragip Zarakolu faces a 6-year prison sentence International PEN, the International Publishers’ Association (IPA), and other international NGOs, including ARTICLE 19 and Human Rights Watch (HRW), were in Turkey to observe the trial of publisher Ragip Zarakolu on 22 November 2005. Ragip Zarakolu, […]
Human rights solidarity action by international civil society organisations: Cancellation of several civil society side events on 15 November 2005
(AMARC/IPA/IFEX) – The following is a 15 November 2005 press release circulated by AMARC and IPA on behalf of the Citizens’ Summit on the Information Society: Citizens’ Summit on the Information Society (CSIS) Tunis, November 16-18, 2005 Human rights solidarity action by international civil society organisations: Cancellation of several civil society side events on November […]
Citizens’ Summit on the Information Society launches website and calls for support in the face of political pressure
(AMARC/IPA/IFEX) – The following is a 10 November 2005 press release circulated by AMARC and IPA on behalf of the Citizens’ Summit on the Information Society: Citizens’ Summit on the Information Society (CSIS) Tunis, November 16-18, 2005 CSIS Press release – November 10th, 2005 Citizens’ Summit on the Information Society launches website and calls for […]
Four representatives in Tunis present the Arabic edition of the TMG’s recent report on freedom of expression in Tunisia
(IFEX-TMG) – The following is an 8 May 2005 press release by members of the IFEX-TMG: On behalf of the members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange – Tunisia Monitoring Group, Tunis World Press Freedom Day, 5-8 May 2005 Four groups from the 13-member Tunisia Monitoring Group (TMG) – Index on Censorship, the International […]
Austrian author acquitted on appeal in blasphemy case
(IPA/WiPC/IFEX) – The following is a 20 April 2005 joint IPA – WiPC press release: Publishers, writers welcome acquittal on appeal of author in Greek blasphemy case On 13 April 2005, in a famous blasphemy case, the Court of Appeal of Athens, reversing the judgment of the Court of First Instance, acquitted the author of […]
Court acquits Baskaya, postpones trial of Zarakolu
(IPA/WiPC/IFEX) – The following is a 2 March 2005 joint IPA and International PEN press statement: 2 March trial of Ragip Zarakolu Postponed/Fikret Baskaya acquitted International PEN, the IPA and other international NGOs, among them Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, visited Turkey to attend, as observers, the trial hearings of writer Fikret Baskaya and […]