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Yerevan, Armenia, Elected World Book Capital 2012
Yerevan, Armenia, was named World Book Capital 2012 at the conclusion of the Selection Committee meeting, which was held on 2 July 2010 at UNESCO's Paris headquarters. The meeting brought together representatives of IPA, IBF, IFLA and UNESCO. The city of Yerevan was selected for the "quality and the variety of its detailed, realistic, grass-roots programme, focusing on universal issues and linking all aspects and actors of the book chain". See Press Release of 5 July 2010.
7th IPA Copyright Symposium Strengthens Publisher Resolve on Copyright
The 7th IPA Copyright Symposium closed on 1 March in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). For two days more than 270 registered participants and global experts from 53 nations discussed copyright and publishing policy issues. See Press Release of 4 March 2010.
IPA Calls on China to Release from Prison Tibetan Author and Editor Tragyal
In a letter to President Hu Jintao, IPA expressed its deep concern over the fate of the distinguished Tibetan author and editor Tragyal, and called for his immediate release from prison. Better known under his pen name, Shogdung, he was taken into custody on 23 April 2010 and charged with "inciting splittism" following publication of his book The Line between Sky and Earth, and is being held in Xining No. 1 Detention Centre. His arrest is apparently part of a wider crackdown on Tibetan writers and intellectuals. See Press Release of 24 August 2010. |
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The International Publishers Association (IPA) is an international industry federation representing all aspects of book and journal publishing. Established in 1896, IPA's mission is to promote and protect publishing and to raise awareness for publishing as a force for economic, cultural and political development. Around the world IPA actively fights against censorship and promotes copyright, literacy and freedom to publish. IPA is an industry association with a human rights mandate.