Articles by International Publishers Association (IPA)
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.
Groups call for end to crackdown on free expression
Concerns include the use of Malaysia’s Sedition Act to suppress legitimate criticism of government and courts.
On Right to Know Day, calls for UN to include free expression rights in development goals
More than 100 civil society organisations ask the UN Secretary General to recognise the importance of free expression rights in the sustainable development goals.
Demand the release of recently sentenced Al Jazeera staff
More than 100 groups and individuals worldwide call on Egyptian President el-Sisi to remove the unjust sentencing of three Al Jazeera journalists.
Belarusian publisher wins Freedom to Publish Prize
Ihar Lohvinau has received the 2014 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize prize, in recognition of his achievements in defending freedom of expression in Belarus. Since 2000 he has run Lohvinau Publishing House, printing foreign and local works of literature, history, politics and art, with a focus on work by repressed Belarusian writers.
Chief Executive of Hong Kong urged to protect freedom of expression
After a series of increasingly violent events, IFEX members and supporters call on Chief Executive Leung Chun-Ying to take clear and deliberate steps to defend press freedom.
Publishers concerned by proposal to change Australia’s copyright law
The IPA and the Australian Publishers Association condemned a report from the Australian Law Reform Commission which proposes introducing a ‘fair use’ exception into Australian copyright law.