A Palestinian bookseller whose Gaza store has twice been assaulted in Israel's military action has won the IPA's Prix Voltaire. The post Gaza Bookseller Samir Mansour Wins the 2024 IPa Prix Voltaire appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-12-06 03:05:58 UTC ]
The International Publishers Association awarded this year’s Prix Voltaire to Gaza-based publisher Samir Mansour, with a special award given to the late Ukrainian author Victoria Amelina, who was killed last year in a Russian missile attack. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
The book industry's lead honor for freedom to publish, the Prix Voltaire will be presented this year in Jakarta at the IPA's 33rd World Publishing Congress. The post International Publishers Association Opens 2022 Prix Voltaire Nominations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-11 14:42:23 UTC ]
Citing 'an optimism that in the face of unimaginable cruelty still believes in change,' UK-based Angela Gui accepts for her father, Gui Minhai, the International Publishers Association's Prix Voltaire for courage in the face of attempts to suppress the freedom to publish. The post The Prix... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cumhuriyet Books publisher Turhan Günay—just released in Istanbul pending court action—and Evrensel publishing house are named Prix Voltaire winners. The post Turkey’s Turhan Günay, Evrensel Win IPA’s Prix Voltaire appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
A total 17 are on trial in a case that includes one of the shortlisted candidates for this year's Prix Voltaire for freedom to publish. The post International Publishers Association Monitors ‘Cumhuriyet’ Trial in Istanbul appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Gui Minhai, the Hong Kong-based publisher and bookseller kidnapped by Chinese agents in October 2015, and still in detention in China, features on this year’s shortlist for the International Publishers Association’s Prix Voltaire. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The International Publishers Association has opened the call for nominees for its freedom to publish award, which last year was renamed The Prix Voltaire. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
IPA Freedom to Publish committee chose writer due to his ‘disgraceful ongoing punishment and the extreme risk he ran to express his ideas’Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for publishing a liberal blog, is to be awarded the International... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi has been named the first winner of the IPA Prix Voltaire, previously known as the IPA Freedom to Publish Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]