Federal agents searched the homes of multiple senior officials in Mayor Eric Adams’s administration, including Police Commissioner Edward Caban and Deputy Mayors Sheena Wright and Philip Banks, according to people familiar with the matter.Investigators also seized the phones of officials... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2024-09-05 21:07:45 UTC ]
Mayor Eric Adams nominated the accomplished but controversial attorney Randy Mastro to be the city’s top lawyer on Tuesday, defying expected opposition from the City Council.Mastro, currently a partner at King & Spalding, is a former federal prosecutor who held senior roles in Mayor Rudy... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2024-07-30 18:28:40 UTC ]
Rebel Girls has said they are "saddened" by the Turkish government’s decision to ban the sale of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls to under 18s. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-06 20:39:58 UTC ]
Turkish book publisher Ragip Zarakolu is the subject of an Interpol red notice. The IPA condemns this tactic as harassment by the Turkish government. The post IPA Condemns Harassment of 2008 Prix Voltaire Winner Ragip Zarakolu appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Authors Guild and PEN America have condemned the actions of the Turkish government after the detaining of 61 journalists and the shuttering of 131 media organizations—including 29 publishing houses—in the wake of the attempted coup on July 15. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Organisations including PEN International have spoken out about the ‘grave impact on democracy’ caused by major crackdown on book tradeThe closure of 29 publishers by the Turkish government has been condemned by the international publishing community, which described the move as outrageous and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Turkish government has closed 29 publishing houses in the country, according to the Turkish Publishers Association. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has said it is "appalled" at recent attacks on newspaper offices and a bookshop in Turkey, and has called on the Turkish government to do more to take action to "stem the tide of assaults". The group said the violence was politically motivated, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]