Shahla Lahiji, a publisher in Iran, has been awarded the inaugural Publishers' Freedom Prize by the International Publishers' Association. The award honors individuals or organizations worldwide that have made a notable contribution to the defense or promotion of the right to freedom of expression. According to IPA, Lahiji became the first female publisher in Iran when she founded her publishing house, Roshangaran, in 1983. She is also a writer and a translator. Read the IPA press release.