Jakarta to Host 33rd International Publishers Congress in November 2022
International Publishers Association selects Jakarta as the destination for the 33rd Congress and confirms the dates of 11-13 November 2022.
Press Releases
IPA’s Moscow Call for Action
The Covid-19 pandemic has damaged the book industry worldwide, slashing revenues by up to 80% in some markets.* The easing of restrictions in places has not neutralized the threat of the book sector’s collapse in some countries.
IPA Calls on Brazilian Government to Resist VAT Changes for Books
The International Publishers Association (IPA) calls on the Brazilian government to support its book industry and immediately drop plans to impose a Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.
International and European Publishers Condemn Violent Crackdown in Belarus
The International Publishers Association (IPA) and the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) call on Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to cease his brutal campaign of violence and intimidation against peaceful protests. The IPA and FEP call on the international publishers of Nobel Literature Prize laureate, Svetlana Alexievich, to demonstrate their support for the author as she faces interrogation at the hands of the Lukashenko regime.
IPA Welcomes End of Kuwaiti Book Censorship Committee
A report in ArabLit confirms that Kuwait’s National Assembly has amended the law on media and publications that previously required all books to receive prior approval from a committee before release. The new rules apply to both local and imported books and put an end to the mandate of the Kuwaiti book censorship committee.
Hundreds Pitch Ideas to IPA to Confront Africa’s Remote Education Challenges
Vietnam’s Liberal Publishing House awarded 2020 Prix Voltaire
The International Publishers Association took to a virtual stage on June 3 to unveil the laureate of the 2020 Prix Voltaire which supports defenders of freedom to publish: Liberal Publishing House (Vietnam).