Articles by International Publishers Association (IPA)
A tough start to the year: January in the Asia & Pacific region
From lethal attacks on the media in Afghanistan and Pakistan, to the case of the missing Hong Kong publishers, to a campaign to block government interference with Australia’s national broadcaster, we present a month of events that are changing the free expression landscape in the region.
Calls for China to provide information about missing Hong Kong publishers
There are questions about the whereabouts and safety of five Hong Kong-based publishers and booksellers. The latest disappearance of a British passport holder has fuelled concerns about a concerted campaign by the Chinese government to quash free speech in the former British colony.
On the anniversary of Charlie Hebdo, dissenting voices must be protected
Civil society groups mark the anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attack by calling on governments worldwide to fulfill their obligation to protect freedom of expression.
Civil society calls for investigation into surveillance of journalist Cătălin Tolontan
IFEX members call for an immediate investigation into spying operations in Romania incompatible with free and democratic society.
Protect Hungarians’ right to criticise public officials, say IFEX members
IFEX members support the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union’s draft law to decriminalise libel and defamation of public officials
International community calls for the release of VICE fixer Mohammed Ismael Rasool
Members of the IFEX network and other concerned organisations demand justice for wrongful imprisonment of Mohammed Ismael Rasaool
IPA condemns banning of award-winning book in New Zealand
Ted Dawe’s young adult novel “Into the River” has fallen foul of the Christian lobby group Family First, which pressured the New Zealand Film and Literature Board of Review into putting an interim restriction on the book.
Not in our name: World Press Freedom Day 116 days after Charlie Hebdo
On World Press Freedom Day, organisations from around the globe commit to defending the right to freedom of expression, even when that right is being used to express views that may be offensive.