As previously reported to the IPA community, publishers and authors are closely watching a major law suit in the United States, in which member companies of the Association of American Publishers sued the Internet Archive (IA) for intentional and systematic copyright infringement.
Since 2001, cities are designated each year as UNESCO World Book Capital carry out activities with the aim of encouraging a culture of reading and diffusing its values.
IPA President Bodour Al Qasimi said: „We were saddened to learn of the loss of Lokman Slim, a valued member of the international publishing community. His murder, apparently for exercising his right to freedom of speech, calls for an international investigation into his death. We must ensure that others are not scared into silence.“
Since 1995, the Turkish Publishers Association (TPA) has worked to promote the freedom to publish both in Turkey and worldwide. As part of this work the TPA presents the annual “Freedom of Thought and Expression Awards” with an author, a publisher and an independent bookstore being recognised every year.
As a bonus to our series of posts for Global Goals week, we thought we would concentrate on a specific goal, namely SDG 5: Gender Equality.
Francyne Harrigan, the Director of the UN's Information Centre in Jakarta talks to us about how she brought the UN SDG Book Club initiative to Indonesia with a local twist.