Gvantsa Jobava, President of the IPA said: Our Ukrainian colleagues have been so brave for so long. Despite the bombing and the day to day challenges they are still publishing books for Ukrainian readers. We continue to stand with our Ukrainian colleagues and remain available to support them however we can.
Kristenn Einarsson, Chair of the IPA’s Freedom to Publish Committee added: As our 2024 IPA Prix Voltaire laureates and other shortlisted publishers have demonstrated, war includes attacking the freedom to publish, silencing the voices of the victims and their means to be heard. These attacks on publishing are also attacks on culture and language. What must happen for all of this to stop and what stories will we tell when it does?
For more news on these attacks see the following links:
Ukrainian PEN: https://www.facebook.com/penclubua/posts/pfbid02bcyscJV9uWtwh7AsMqtXMtirCM7ZhSVyeemLDK6smp4oUmLowvJfQt8vTXMZ8nCKl?rdid=tPCRSGcrbMzhiXJJ