Freemuse Defending Artistic Freedom

Freemuse warns of the emergence of a new global culture of silencing others, where artistic expression is being shut down in every corner of the globe, including in the traditionally democratic West.

Ferhat Tunç is being prosecuted for his peaceful expression … again. For the last 10 years of his over 30-year career as an artist, Ferhat has been the target of numerous government investigations and cases against him because of his music and other peaceful expressions.  Ferhat is now having to defend himself in three new cases against him. Together, the charges amount to more than 13 years imprisonment. Your actions are important and can make a difference in Ferhat’s life and the lives of others like him in Turkey. Stand in solidarity with these artists and demand that Turkey drop all the charges against Ferhat Tunç.

An Equatorial Guinean court on 7 March 2018 released an artist imprisoned on dubious charges for nearly six months, 18 human rights groups said today. The prosecution dropped all charges against Ramón Esono Ebalé, a cartoonist whose work is often critical of the government.

Freemuse and 17 other organisations have sent an open letter to Equatorial Guinea's President calling for the release of cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé.

A look at the most representative issues affecting artistic freedom in the first year of the Trump administration.