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IPA at Frankfurt Book Fair 2026
IPA will have a full line up of Committee meetings, open meetings, award ceremonies, report launches and anniversary celebrations. Read more.
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German Publisher Carlsen Files Lawsuit Against Open AI
On August 19, 2026 Carlsen Verlag—supported by the German Bonnier publishing group—filed a lawsuit with the Munich I Regional Court against OpenAI Ireland Ltd. jointly with author Marc-Uwe Kling and illustrator Astrid Henn. Read more.
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IPA Condemns Devastating Attacks on Ukrainian Publishing
Ukrainian publishing has come under concerted attack from Russian forces during July and early August with warehouses, printers, and publishing houses targeted across multiple regions including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kherson. IPA understands six people were killed with reports suggesting more than 8 million books, including school books, were destroyed. Read more.
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IPA Senior Leadership Attends IFLA WLIC and Meets with the New President of the Korean Publishers Association
IPA President, Gvantsa Jobava, and Secretary General José Borghino both attended the 90th World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) which was held in Busan, South Korea on 10-13 August. Read more.
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More Freedom to Publish News |
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Russian Pressure on Freedom to Publish Mounts
Russian publishing remains under scrutiny from government forces in July and August 2026 as the 'Publishers' Case' comes to a close, with three defendants sentenced to four years' probation. In related news, the German nonprofit organisation, StraightForward Foundation, was declared an 'undesirable organisation' in Russia. Read more.
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Italian Journal Focus on Censorship and Freedom to Publish
Latest Volume of Publishing Eco-system: International Journal of Publishing Studies focuses on censorship and contemporary world publishing and features an article prepared commissioned by the IPA. Read more.
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IPA Joins Statement on Tunisian Freedom of Expression Situation
IPA joined members of IFEX and other civil society partners to call on Tunisian authorities to free those unjustly imprisoned for documenting human rights violations, and to end the abuse of laws to persecute those who exercise their rights to free speech. Read more.
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IPA's Artificial Intelligence Position Paper now in Arabic
The IPA's position on Artificial Intelligence and Copyright has now been translated into Arabic and added to our repository of AI-related resources. Read more.
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40th IBBY World Congress a Resounding Success
The 40th IBBY World Congress, hosted by IBBY Canada in Ottawa from August 6 to 9, 2026, brought together more than 500 professionals from approximately 60 countries. The event reaffirmed the importance of children's literature as a powerful tool for literacy development, cultural exchange, and international cooperation. Read more.
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Call for Applications: 2028 UNESCO World Book Capital
UNESCO has oppened the call for applications for the 2028 UNESCO World Book Capital City, which recognizes cities that demonstrate a strong commitment to promoting books, reading, literary culture, literacy and access to knowledge. Deadline 7 October. Read more.
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4th Edition of Book 2.0 goes “Back to Basics. Back to Books.”Running from 15-16 September at the Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB) in Lisbon, Portugal, this ground-breaking event returns with a packed line-up of international and local speakers. Read more.
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Registration Open for International Public Lending Right ConferenceRegistration for the PLR International Conference 2026 (23-24 September) has now opened. The venue of this year's Conference will be Paris, at the beautiful Hôtel de Massa. Read more.
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Help Shape the Future of Scholarly Preservation in the Gulf and Middle EastCLOCKSS have launched a collaborative initiative to better understand the scholarly preservation needs, priorities, and challenges of institutions across the Gulf and Middle East. The findings will help identify current practices, highlight gaps, and inform future strategies and collaborative efforts to strengthen long-term preservation. Read more.
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Past IPA President, Ana Maria Cabanellas was interviewed by PublisHer following her lifetime achievement award.
IPA's reaction to the devastating attacks in Ukraine was covered by Actualitté and Börsenblatt. The International ISBN Agency also mentioned in their own statement on international supply chains.
The 2026 IPA Prix Voltaire laureates were mentioned in All About Book Publishing. |
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September
23-27 September: 27th Nairobi International Book Fair 2026
24 Sept - 3 Oct: Amman International Book Fair 2026
25 Sept - 4 Oct: 27th Colombo International Book Fair
October
1 Oct - 4 Oct: 31st International Book Festival Budapest
7 Oct - 12 Oct: 27th Colombo International Book Fair
28 Oct - 7 Nov: Algiers International Book Fair 2026
See our full book fair listing on our site here. |
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