Freemuse Defending Artistic Freedom
The West Sana’a Court operating under Houthi authorities sentenced four actresses to prison terms on the grounds of “indecency”.
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Nigeria: Musician attacked during a concert
Unknown individuals threw stones and bottles towards musician Teni during her concert.
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Egypt: Syndicate of Musical Professions banned 19 musicians from performing
Egypt’s Syndicate of Musical Professions issued a statement banning 19 Egyptian musicians from performing.
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Belarus: Musician sentenced to five days of administrative arrest over alleged ‘spreading extremist materials’
Musician Fedor Cherenkov was sentenced to five days of administrative arrest over "spreading extremist materials" by following Belsat’s Instagram page.
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Turkey: Musician sentenced to one year and six months in prison for ‘doing propaganda for a terrorist organisation’ in his songs
Kurdish musician Veysi Ermiş was sentenced to one year and six months of imprisonment for "doing propaganda for a terrorist organisation" in his songs.
Kenya: Comedian detained over allegedly ‘creating a disturbance’ during a protest
Kenya Police Force arrested comedian Eric Omondi and released him later that day over allegedly “creating a disturbance” during a protest demanding more airtime and equal pay and opportunities for Kenyan artists.
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Yemen: Four actresses sentenced to prison on ‘indecency’ charges
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India: TV series actors and crew members attacked
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Turkey: Writer sentenced to 11 months and 20 days of imprisonment for ‘insulting the President’
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Freemuse, Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights and JusticeMakers Bangladesh call on Bangladeshi authorities to end the investigation of band Meghdol
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Tanzania: Musician arrested over allegedly ‘insulting the government’ in his song
15 November 2021
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Freemuse welcomes its new Interim Executive Director
3 September 2021On 1 September, the Freemuse Executive Committee was pleased to welcome Gerd Elmark to the post of Freemuse Executive Director.
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Freemuse announces departure of Executive Director
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A Social Media Censorship Guidance for Artists has been launched by Don’t Delete Art coalition
13 April 2021 -
Freemuse welcomes David Kaye’s Research Report on Artistic Freedom of Expression
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Freemuse launched campaign to tackle violence and censorship online at RightsCon digital event
28 July 2020
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Release Peacock Generation from prison
29 July 2019 -
Drop charges against musician Ferhat Tunç in Turkey
27 September 2018 -
Open letter to the President of Equatorial Guinea: Release artist and writer Ramón Esono Ebalé
16 November 2017 -
Let Women Sing
21 July 2017 -
In prison for a year in Iran; artists call for musician’s and filmmaker’s release
1 June 2017
Desde Articulo 19 tenemos el gusto de invitarles a la presentación del informe sobre libertad de expresión en Cuba.
Será un evento en línea, transmitido desde nuestras redes sociales.
Martes 18 de enero a las 10:00 horas de México (GMT-6) / 11:00 horas de Cuba
Les esperamos!
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“📌¡APARTA LA FECHA! 🇨🇺🆘 ¿Cómo es hacer periodismo independiente en un país donde hacerlo es castigado e incluso prohibido por la Constitución? 🔍 Conócelo en Democracia de papel,...
I was pleased to be a part of the online cultural exchange and public dialogue on artistic freedom in Lebanon held by Freemuse and ESA Business School, as a receiver of the #smallchanges mini-grant from Freemuse for my project "Free Music Education For All"
in which I presented my project and take a part in the panel discussion.
The event took place on 24 November 2021 at 15:00 – 17:00 CET online.
The open dialogue aimed to define problems artists and cultural workers face and identify possible solutions, suggestions, and related stakeholders.
Six months ago, on July 11, Cuba experienced a historic day with protests in more than 50 locations. Cubans raised their voices, demanding freedom, economic reforms and access to basic rights such as health. The responded with strong repression: 1,320 people were arrested, including young people and children. Thus, Cuba became the largest prison in Latin America.
After being physically and psychologically tortured, political prisoners face up to 30 years in prison for protesting peacefully. Artists have not been an exception. The regime brutally condemns anyone who dares to think differently.
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is one of them: a visual artist in prison for six months, in inhumane conditions, without a trial date and on charges of disobedience, resistance, contempt, incitement to crime and public disorder.
We firmly ask the government, once again, for the freedom of all political prisoners on the island. If you want to know the work of the artists who face the government, we invite you to visit their latest exhibition: artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/en/exhibition/7785828/arte-en-resistencia
CADAL PEN International Artists at Risk Connection ARTICLE 19
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#PoliticalPrisoners #libertadxtodoslospolíticospolíticos #Cuba #SOSCuba #freedom #humanrights #Artivism #11J #art #cuban #latinamerica
𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺.
Could you see yourself at an international human rights organisation working with projects promoting artistic expression worldwide? We are currently looking for a skilled student assistant to support Freemuse's finance section.
Follow this link to apply and to read more about the job ➡️ freemuse.org/jobs/student-to-freemuse-freedom-of-artistic-expression-finance-section/
#freedomofartisticexpression #studentjob #partimejob #Copenhagenjob
🇳🇬 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗬𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳-𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 ❗
In August 2020, Yahaya was arrested, charged and sentenced to death for allegedly "hurting religious sentiments" by sharing a song on WhatsApp.
The Kano State High Court ordered a retrial in January 2021 because of procedural irregularities during the trial. Ten months later, Yahaya continues to be under arrest and could still face grave consequences for the charges that he is facing.
Yahaya has faced blatant violations of his right to life and liberty, including his right to freedom of artistic expression.
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#YahayaSharifAminu #artisticfreedom #musicfreedom #Nigeria #freedomofexpression #humanrights #knowartisticrights #StandWithYahaya #knowyourrights #culture #civilliberties #deathsentence #deathpenalty #retrial
We'll continue to fight for his immediate release
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The fifth hearing of the trial where the guerilla artist @_izinsiz faces “insulting the president” and “publicly degrading the Turkish national flag” charges is being held at İstanbul 20th Criminal Court of First Instance. We are monitoring the hearing.
#SOSCUBA: 2021, after #11J, was one of the most repressive years in #Cuban history. The island became the largest prison in #LatinAmerica. Many dissident artists today are #Political #Prisoners treated as criminals, tortured and humiliated.
The extradition case of @valtonyc could come to an end on 18 January. @Simonbekaert @Freemuse98
Valtonyc's extradition case could come to an end on 18 January - VilaWeb
The Belgian court of appeals is set to rule on an appeal against the decision to not extradite to Spain Mallor...
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Could you see yourself working with projects promoting artistic expression worldwide at a human rights organisation?
We are currently looking for a skilled student assistant to support Freemuse's finance section.
➡️ https://bit.ly/3t4wWws
#FreedomofArtisticExpression
Valtònyc’s victory over Spain: Belgian court of appeals rejects extraditing rapper. @valtonyc @Simonbekaert @Freemuse98
Valtònyc's victory over Spain: Belgian court of appeals rejects extraditing rapper - VilaWeb
Belgian courts have again rejected extraditing Mallorcan rapper Valtònyc as Spanish authorities had requested. Ghent App...
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🇳🇬 #Nigerian #musician Yahaya Sharif-Aminu is still under #arrest for allegedly "hurting religious sentiments" when he shared a #song on #whatsapp. This constitutes a blatant #violation of his #righttolifeandliberty and #artisticfreedom. Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3I3bSvt
@Irenekhan @pen_int @amnesty @SLcampaign @itjpsl @hrw @article19org @CJA_News @theACIJ @Freemuse98 @PEARL_Action @IMADR_Geneva https://twitter.com/JDSLanka/status/1471008938976026627
#AhnafJazeem (27), a #Muslim teacher arrested on 16 May 2020 under draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (#PTA) was granted bail, today, by #Puttalam high court after being held for 19 months for publishing a #Tamil language poetry anthology. #SriLanka #RepealPTA
👩💻 #Reclamingthedigitalspace #Knowyourrigths 📢 Visit the "𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲" Campaign https://bit.ly/34z0mFC
to find curated stories and interviews from #women #artists and cultural workers that have faced #censorship by social media and film platforms.
Watch the Open Dialogue and Cultural Exchange on #ArtisticFreedom and the State of Culture in #Lebanon, organised by Freemuse and @ESABeirut. It aimed to define problems #artists face and identify possible solutions. ⬇️
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Open Dialogue and Cultural Exchange - Lebanon, 24 November 2021
On 24 November 2021, Freemuse and ESA Business School held an online cultural exchange and public dialogue on “A...
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🎨 GET TO KNOW THE #JORDANIAN PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THE #SMALLCHANGESMINIGRANTS Stay tuned to follow the #artists and their works on this journey. We will be sharing the artists work progress and video logs here.
#SmallChangesProject #FreedomofArtisticExpression
On #HumanRightsDay, we are sending a clear message to artists: you are protected by human rights frameworks & you have the right to express yourself artistically in all spaces.
Artistic freedom is a #humanright.
Read more in our #DigitalToolkitforArtists https://bit.ly/30iSlWU
📅 Join #Freemuse tomorrow to celebrate #HumanRightsDay with the online discussion organised by @youngacademy_ch on individual and collective actions against attacks on #humandignity. Including FM speaking about #artisticfreedom.
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What happens to #HumanRights when the concept of state and the concept of human come under pressure?
What are #opportunities and risks of #healthdata in terms of human rights?
How do #artists engage critically with the #challenges to human rights facing our societies?
GET TO KNOW THE #TUNISIAN PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THE #SMALLCHANGESMINIGRANTS
Stay tuned to follow the #artists and their works on this journey! We will be sharing the artists work progress and video logs here.
#SmallChangesProject
#PS40 @Freemuse98 spoke about cultural rights in #Zimbabwe such as criminalization of artistic expression, censorship of #artists & artworks, harassment & intimidation of cultural actors.
GET TO KNOW THE #LEBANESE PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THE #SMALLCHANGESMINIGRANTS and follow the #artists and their works on this journey.
#SmallChangesProject #MENA #FreedomofArtisticExpression
Today, during #UPR #PS40 on Zimbabwe, @Freemuse98's Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinator @CollingsPaige will address concerning restrictions on #artisticfreedom in the country & spotlight key recommendations from the report with @NhimbeTrust
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Freemuse and Nhimbe Trust submit UPR Report on Zimbabwe - Freemuse
Freemuse and Nhimbe Trust have made a joint stakeholder submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Zimbabwe during ...
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Cuba: Organizaciones internacionales hacemos un llamado por la liberación inmediata del músico @MaykelOsorbo349 y el cese inmediato a la violación de sus derechos humanos #Trapped #FreeMaykel #FreeMaykelOsorbo
Cuba: Organizaciones internacionales demandan la liberación inmediata del músico Maykel Osorbo, ganador del Grammy Latino, y el cese inmediato a la violación de sus derechos humanos
#FreeMaykel #FreeMaykelOsorbo
https://pen-international.org/es/noticias/cuba-organizaciones-internacionales-demandan-la-liberacion-inmediata-del-musico-maykel-osorbo-ganador-del-grammy-latino
Musician #FedorCherenkov from the band #NyaVarta was sentenced in #Belarus to five days of administrative arrest over "spreading extremist materials" by following Belsat's #Instagram page.
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Belarus: Musician sentenced to five days of administrative arrest over alleged ‘spreading extremist materials’
Musician Fedor Cherenkov was sentenced to five days of administrative arrest over "spreading extremist materials" by f...
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🔴 #tRAPped campaign: #rapper #DidierAlmagro is currently serving a three years sentence in a maximum-security prison for his political & artistic expressions in #Cuba. Join our call for his immediate release ➡️ https://bit.ly/3cXuuhC
Kurdish #musician #VeysiErmiş was sentenced to one year, six months and 20 days in prison for "doing propaganda for a terrorist organisation" in his #songs. The court suspended the sentence given the artist's clean record.
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Turkey: Musician sentenced to one year and six months in prison for ‘doing propaganda for a terrorist organisation’ in his songs
Kurdish musician Veysi Ermiş was sentenced to one year and six months of imprisonment for "doing propaganda for a...
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