Freemuse Defending Artistic Freedom
Iraqi artists participating in The Gulf Wars exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York were declined travel visas to the USA.
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Music
Turkey: Istanbul court extends musician Ferhat Tunç’s arrest warrant
An Istanbul court extended an arrest warrant issued against Tunç to obtain his defence regarding the artist’s charges of “insulting the president."
Theatre
Venezuela: Arrests for participation in satirical play about two LGBTI police officers
Two actors, director, and producer were arrested for almost 24 hours because of their participation in a play about two gay police officers.
Music
Guinea: Reggae singer released from prison
Guinean reggae singer Elie Kamano and nine other detainees were released from prison on 28 November.
Music
Algeria: Musician arrested for anti-elections posters
Musician Cherif Atmani was arrested in Tizi Ouzou for carrying posters calling for the rejection of the presidential elections.
Music
China: Sanubar Tursun, voice of the Uyghurs, missing presumed detained in Xinjiang’s internment camps
Uyghur signer Sanubar Tursun was booked to perform at a ceremony organised by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, but she did not appear.
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USA: Iraqi artists denied visas for travelling to the USA for MoMA exhibition
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Russia: LGBTI film festival cancelled because of a bomb threat
21 November 2019 -
‘I am explaining the truth and they want to put me in jail’ – Interview with Spanish rapper Pablo Hasél
15 November 2019 -
Germany: Dancer under threat detained in transit to SafeMUSE artistic residency programme
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Iran: Satirist sentenced to 23 years in prison because of ‘contact with U.S. enemy state’
8 November 2019
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June 2019: The latest report and positive development in Egypt
28 June 2019Freemuse shares the latest report on Privatising Censorship, Digitising Violence: Shrinking Space of Women’s Rights to Create in the Digital Age.
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May 2019: Spotlight – detained performers and art censorship
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April 2019: Spotlight – artists released from prison
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March 2019: The State of Artistic Freedom 2019
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February 2019: New regulations in Uganda restricting artistic freedom, and artists released from jail
28 February 2019
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Freemuse and PEN America host expert meeting facilitated by UN rapporteurs
30 October 2019Freemuse, PEN America, Karima Bennoune, UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights and David Kaye, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression hosted an expert meeting in New York.
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Freemue and Roskilde Festival announce new partnership to protect the human right to artistic expression
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Freemuse and ARC call for Singapore government to drop charges against artist Seelan Palay
24 September 2018 -
Take action: PEN International and Freemuse protest the continued detention of Shahidul Alam
29 August 2018 -
Freemuse and CADAL joint letter to the European Union’s EEAS
4 June 2018
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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
The artistic performance started day three of the Safe Havens 2019 conference in Cape Town.
Music by indigenous artists Ernie Koela and Cara Stacey from South Africa.
#safehavens2019
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Freemuse is at the Safe Havens conference in Cape Town.
Tunisian lawyer, filmmaker and theatre producer Meriam Bousselmi was the keynote speaker today and she addressed the importance of coming together to inspire the change.
“We have a responsibility to share our narratives with the world and to express our real narratives to make a change come true.”
#safehavens2019
Survey on Artistic Freedom of Expression
The UN Special Rapporteur on the protection and promotion of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, is studying the scope and protection of artistic freedom as a component of the right to freedom of opinion and expression.
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Freedom of Expression: Restrictions on Artistic Freedom in the Digital Age Survey
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The artistic performance started day three of the #SafeHavens 2019 conference in #CapeTown.
Music by #indigenous artists Ernie Koela and Cara Stacey from #SouthAfrica.
#SafeHavens2019
Join our Global Action Network and become a campaign coordinator. Use your skills and network to advance artistic freedom in your home country and beyond! Sign up today https://t.co/QHqmj45Jq9
Did you know that today is International Volunteer Day!
Do you want to volunteer with Freemuse? We are looking for you! Follow the link to find out more https://t.co/sOIHPMI5Da
#InternationalVolunteerDay #jobs #artisticfreedom
.#Freemuse is at the #SafeHavens2019 conference in #CapeTown where Tunisian lawyer and #filmmaker Meriam Bousselmi was the keynote speaker today.
“We have a responsibility to share our narratives with the world and to express our real narratives to make a change come true.”
.@davidakaye is studying the scope and protection of #artisticfreedom as a component of the right to freedom of #opinion and expression.
Participate in this survey if you are familiar with violations of artistic freedom in #onlinespace.
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#Releaserap #FreeGnawi
You can speak out against the authorities, even if your opinions are shocking & offensive.
We're looking for a #MusicFreedomDay Coordinator to join the #Freemuse team.
👉https://t.co/ItYV0b3pnU
The deadline for applications is 11 December 2019.
#jobs #jobsearch
#Releaserap #FreeGnawi #artisticfreedom #rap
After five years, Ukrainian filmmaker, #OlegSentsov, is free! Since his release, Oleg travels across Europe advocating for the release of ALL political prisoners who are detained for exercising their free expression rights.
Read more here:
#FreeExpression
Oleg's Freedom and What's Next for Prisoners of Conscience — ARC
Interview with Eurasia Project Director Polina Kovaleva on November 5, 2019.
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#FreedomofExpression faces renewed threat as terrorism laws, populist governments and social media algorithms impinge #artistic freedom.
More on this week's show with Sripak Plipat of @Freemuse98, others: https://t.co/feNsRm32yf
Artists and writers are being prosecuted in #Turkey, #Egypt, #Iran and . . . #Spain?! @valtonyc
@Freemuse98 describes how laws against terrorism and hate speech are fueling censorship worldwide. https://t.co/r9cWp4lqoS
#Freemuse Executive Director Srirak Plipat participated in #GlobalJournalist's edition about #censorship in the world of #artisticexpression.
Watch the whole episode below to hear detailed insights.
From Spanish rapper #voltonyc to Polish feminist video and #LGBTQ children's books, artistic #censorship appears on the rebound globally.
More on this week's show: https://t.co/feNsRm32yf
w/ guests @HiliPerlson, @temp_projects + more
.#Freemuse met with its close partners in #Brussels for a strategic meeting on promoting #artisticfreedom in #Europe.
Keep an eye on our report on the State of Artistic Freedom in Europe coming out early 2020.
#postkodeffekten #projectforchange #FreeEuropeArt
UPDATE: At a hearing earlier today, 2 members of @Grup_YORUM who had been imprisoned for nearly 2 years were released. 3 more are still behind bars. Read ARC's full profile here:
@freedomforgy @pen_int @IndexCensorship @aforgutu @PENamerica @englishpen
https://t.co/JGFUd8b8GH
Our working group on Defending the Freedom of Artistic Freedom kicked off today in Brussels! See the full CAE 2019-21 strategy here: https://t.co/fhhSjVI460
@IETM @EMC_IMC @UNESCOEU @Film_directors @ECF_tweets @SwedeninEU @hrw @Freemuse98
@josefroy2 @lijumdar @Beaking_News @Freemuse98 @JershCarroll @davidbaulk @oslow99 @bughermk1 @athan_info @amnestysasia BREAKING NEWS: Court in Yangon #Myanmar has sentenced six members of the poetry troupe to another year in prison.
Read their letter from jail: https://t.co/7Zo5bo040i
Director of the film ‘#Booksmart’, @oliviawilde shared changes made to the #film after she watched an edited version of it showed during her flight with #DeltaAirlines. The airline removed a kiss between #KaitlynDever and #DianaSilvers’ character but kept heterosexual kisses.
I finally had the chance to watch an edited version of Booksmart on a flight to see exactly what had been censored. Turns out some airlines work with a third party company that edits the movie based on what they deem inappropriate. Which, in our case, is ... female sexuality? 🤔
TONIGHT!
Don’t miss the MAI KHOI & THE DISSIDENTS documentary @DOCNYCfest - a must see about the status of free expression in Vietnam and on the transformative power of music! https://t.co/QQY4DK48wn
#ArtisticFreedom @MaiKhoiOi @PENamerica @safemuse @tamizdatinc @artistic_AFI
truly shocking. Ahmet Altan released by court order in #Turkey. @RTErdogan objects. now Altan faces imminent re-arrest. how to describe other than as an abuse of law, power, process.
This is heartbreaking, appalling. It's psychological torture and a gross violation of int. law & human rights. Writer/journalist Ahmet Altan arrested only 6 days after release. Shame!#journalismisnotacrime #FreeAhmetAltan @philippesands @englishpen @pen_int
Milena Buyum on Twitter
“A photography of shame. #FreeAhmetAltan #Solidarity”
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