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In preparation of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Bangladesh in 2023, Freemuse, Drik, and PEN International have submitted a mid-term report.
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Literature
Turkey: Poet acquitted of allegedly insulting president Erdoğan
Ahmet Telli was acquitted of “insulting the president” in the social media posts during the third session of the 22nd Ankara Court of First Instance.
Theatre
Turkey: Actors and actresses arrested during raids against a political party
Five actors and actresses were released on bail after their detention connected with the investigation against the Socialist Party of the Oppressed.
Literature
Turkey: Children’s book deemed ‘obscene’ and have its distribution restricted
The Board of Protection of Minors from Obscene Publications announced the children’s book "Magical Rainbow", to be an obscene publication.
Film
Egypt: Actress accused of ‘public indecency’ and ‘contempt of religion’
The date of the first session of actress Rania Youssef’s trial for public indecency and contempt of religion was set on 21 February.
Theatre
Belarus: Degrading state of artistic freedom in wake of presidential elections
Freemuse joins Belarus Free Theatre’s call to ensure freedom of artistic expression in Belarus – a right that is ensured under the country’s international human rights obligations.
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Freemuse, Drik and PEN International submit UPR mid-term report on Bangladesh
18 January 2021 -
Freemuse and Center for Human Rights in Iran call for the Iranian authorities to drop all charges against writer Arash Ganji
15 January 2021 -
Chile: Police Force’s complaint against feminist collective for allegedly inciting violence against them dismissed
15 January 2021 -
Turkey: Ferhat Tunç’s trial over social media posts continues
15 January 2021 -
Mexico: Narcocorrido musician killed
12 January 2021
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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 welcomes David Kaye’s Research Report on Artistic Freedom of Expression
1 August 2020In his final report as UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and promotion and protection of the freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye delivered the Research Report on Artistic Freedom of Expression to conclude his final term.
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Freemuse launched campaign to tackle violence and censorship online at RightsCon digital event
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Don’t Delete Art: launch of the virtual gallery of art censored on Social Media
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Freemuse Launches New Rapid Response Network to Support African Creatives
29 April 2020 -
Spain: Statement on the Universal Periodic Review
30 January 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
Poet Ahmet Telli was acquitted of "insulting the president" in the social media posts during the third session of the 22nd Ankara Court of First Instance in Turkey on 7 January.
The acquittance was announced due to lack of sufficient evidence.
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Turkey: Poet acquitted of allegedly insulting president Erdoğan
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Poet Ahmet Telli was acquitted of “insulting the president” in the social media posts during the third session of the 22nd Ankara Court of First Instance in Turkey.Five actors and actresses from the Yenikapı Theatre were released on bail on 18 January after their detention on 14 January connected with the investigation conducted against the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP).
Reports say that police raided the Yenikapı Theatre as a part of wider arrests of over 40 ESP members and administrators in Ankara, İzmir, Diyarbakır and nine other provinces.
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#freedomofartisticexpression #knowartisticrights #yenikapitheatre
Turkey: Actors and actresses arrested during raids against a political party
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Five actors and actresses were released on bail after their detention connected with the investigation against the Socialist Party of the Oppressed.The Board of Protection of Minors from Obscene Publications in Turkey announced the children's book "Storybook Series 3: I am reading too – Magical Rainbow" to be an obscene publication.
The book can now be sold only to adults.
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#freedomofartisticexpression #turkey
Turkey: Children’s book deemed ‘obscene’ and have its distribution restricted
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The Board of Protection of Minors from Obscene Publications announced the children’s book "Magical Rainbow", to be an obscene publication.📅 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀'𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 "𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦" 𝗮𝘁 𝟯 𝗣𝗠 𝗖𝗘𝗧 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟱 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆!
During the event, Freemuse will speak about LGBTI artists, art and artistic freedom featuring its recent report "Painting the Rainbow: How LGBTI Freedom of Artistic Expression is Denied".
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#freedomofartisticexpression #knowartisticrights #LGBTI
LGBT DISCRIMINATION: EUROPEAN AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES AND ACTIONS
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Agenda of the Workshop 15:00Welcome and introduction15:05Presentation of the 2020 EU Fundamental Rights Agency Report:” A long way to go for LGBTI equality” by Juul VAN HOOF, Programme Officer and seconded national expert at the FRA.15:30The situation in Cardiff and Wales -The view from a campai...Sri Lankan poet Ahnaf Jazeem remains in detention after being arrested in May 2020 under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) for allegedly "promoting Muslim extremism" in his poetry book "Navarasam" / "Nine different moods".
The court hearing was scheduled on 8 December 2020, but it has been postponed to March 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
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#freedomofartisticexpression
Sri Lanka: Poet detained for allegedly ‘promoting Muslim extremism’ in his poetry book
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Ahnaf Jazeem remains in detention after being arrested in May 2020 under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in relation to his poetry book.
.#Poet #AhmetTelli was acquitted of "insulting the president" in the #socialmedia posts during the third session of the 22nd Ankara Court of First Instance in #Turkey on 7 January.
The acquittance was announced due to lack of sufficient evidence.
Turkey: Poet acquitted of allegedly insulting president Erdoğan
Poet Ahmet Telli was acquitted of “insulting the president” in the social media posts during the third session of the 22nd Ankara Court of...
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Five #actors and #actresses from the #YenikapıTheatre were released on bail on 18 January after their detention on 14 January connected with the investigation conducted against the Socialist Party of the Oppressed.
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#freedomofartisticexpression
Turkey: Actors and actresses arrested during raids against a political party
Five actors and actresses were released on bail after their detention connected with the investigation against the Socialist Party of the Oppressed.
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The EBL Coalition welcomes news that the secular #Kano State High Court has ordered a retrial in the case of singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu following fair trial concerns & calls on authorities in #Nigeria to #EndBlasphemyLaws
Read more here: https://t.co/Y1c1OnNlIO
The Board of Protection of Minors from Obscene Publications in #Turkey announced the children's #book "Storybook Series 3: I am reading too – #MagicalRainbow" to be an obscene #publication.
The book can now be sold only to adults. #knowartisticrights
Turkey: Children’s book deemed ‘obscene’ and have its distribution restricted
The Board of Protection of Minors from Obscene Publications announced the children’s book "Magical Rainbow", to be an obscene publication.
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📅 Join us at the online @URBACT's #event on "LGBT DISCRIMINATION: #EUROPEAN AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES AND ACTIONS" at 3 PM CET on Monday 25 January!
Freemuse will speak during the event about #LGBTI artists, #art and #artisticfreedom.
LGBT DISCRIMINATION: EUROPEAN AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES AND ACTIONS
Agenda of the Workshop 15:00Welcome and introduction15:05Presentation of the 2020 EU Fundamental Rights Agency Report:” A long way to go for LGB...
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.#Belarusian newspaper wrote an article directly threatening Co-founders of @BFreeTheatre #NataliaKaliada and #NicolaiKhalezin .
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Degrading state of artistic freedom in wake of Belarus presidential elections
Freemuse joins Belarus Free Theatre’s call to ensure freedom of artistic expression in Belarus – a right that is ensured under the countryR...
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@Freemuse98, @DrikBangladesh, and @pen_int have submitted a mid-term report in preparation for the @UN Universal Periodic Review of #Bangladesh in 2023. Read our recommendations and full report here ➡️ https://t.co/G9mCQm8s9W
.#SriLankan #poet #AhnafJazeem remains in detention after being arrested in 2020 under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) for allegedly "promoting Muslim extremism" in his #poetrybook "#Navarasam". The court hearing is scheduled for March 2021.
Sri Lanka: Poet detained for allegedly ‘promoting Muslim extremism’ in his poetry book
Ahnaf Jazeem remains in detention after being arrested in May 2020 under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in relation to his poetry book.
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Freemuse, @DrikBangladesh, and @pen_int have submitted a mid-term report on Bangladesh in preparation of the Universal Periodic Review (#UPR) of #Bangladesh in 2023.
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#freedomofartisticexpression #universalperiodicreview
Freemuse, Drik and PEN International submit UPR mid-term report on Bangladesh
In preparation of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Bangladesh in 2023, Freemuse, Drik, and PEN International have submitted a mid-term repo...
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A court in #Chile dismissed a complaint filed against the #collective of #artists @lastesisoficial by The Chilean Police Force on the grounds of "attack on authority" and "threat" in a #video.
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Chile: Police Force's complaint against feminist collective for allegedly inciting violence against them dismissed
The court ruled a dismissal on the complaint filed against Las Tesis by The Chilean Police Force on the grounds of “attack on authority” a...
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“Iranian authorities have been prosecuting writers since before the 1979 revolution in a bid to muzzle peaceful criticism of the state... Yet all they’ve succeeded in doing is revealing their petty fears of the power of the pen."
Freemuse and Center for Human Rights in Iran Call on Iran to Free Writer Arash Ganji, Stop Prosecuting Free Speech
Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court in Iran sentenced writer, translator, and the secretary of the board of directors of the Iranian Writers\' Associ...
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Freemuse and @ICHRI call for the #Iranian authorities to immediately drop charges of conspiracy, membership of an illegal organisation and propaganda against #ArashGanji.
➡️ https://t.co/Tn6MKqUV5P
#freedomofartisticexpression #knowartisticrights #FreeArashGanji
. @ferhatttunc's trial was adjourned to 6 April 2021 and German authorities rejected #Turkey's request for taking the artist's statement in #Germany.
Sign the petition calling for all charges against Tunç to be dropped https://t.co/K0rNmVVUEr
#ferhattunc
Turkey: Ferhat Tunç's trial over social media posts continues
The trial had been adjourned to 6 April 2021, and German authorities rejected Turkey's request for taking the artist's statement in Germany.
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.#WalidKechida, an #activist and supporter of the #Algerian Hirak, has been sentenced to three years in prison, for insulting President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and “offending the precepts” of Islam in #memes and social media posts.
#freedomofartisticexpression
The Coalition is concerned by reports that Walid Kechida, a supporter of the Hirak protest movement, was sentenced to three years in jail in #Algeria for satirical social media posts mocking the government and religion.
#EndBlasphemyLaws
More here: https://t.co/LfCzhnDWYg
.#GrupYorum member, #musician Dilan Ekin, has been detained in December regardless of her COVID-19 quarantine. She was previously arrested on 8 May, among other 16 people, for attending İbrahim Gökçek’s funeral.
@freegrupyorum @Grup_YORUM #DilanEkin
Yeni tahliye olan Grup Yorum Üyesi Dilan Ekin'inin kaldığı ev basılmış.. Dilan Ekin'in kaldığı ev karantina ve Covid-19 pozitif olduğu halde basılmıştır. Bahar Kurt'un evi 1,5 ay önce basılmasına rağmen bu gece yarısı tekrar polis tarafından basılmış.. https://t.co/nacAlmkQ96
"The role of artists anywhere in the world can be understood as a journalistic task that records realities," - interview with #JotaRamos, #Colombian #rapper targeted because of his activism.
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Interview with Jota Ramos, Colombian rapper targeted because of his activism
Jota Ramos has been receiving threats since he arrived in Villa Rica after completing Amnesty International’s protection programme for his activ...
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❗️❗️Turkey: Children's book ‘Magical Rainbow’ declared to be an obscene publication having the potential to harm children’s mental health. The book tells the story of a child who imagines walking beneath the rainbow with a friend and changing their sex.🏳️🌈
https://t.co/yTZQcY9ClM
We've extended the deadline for the Project Manager – Small Changes Project position based in #Lebanon to 𝟭𝟳 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭!
Find out more and apply here ➡️ https://t.co/aVLApj0A6c
#jobopening #jobopeninglebanon #joblisting #joblistinglebanon
.#Filmdirector #AnonnoMamun and actor #ShaheenMridha have been charged in #Bangladesh with "making a film with pornographic content" concerning the film #NababLLB.
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Bangladesh: Film director and actor charged for allegedly making a film with ‘offensive and obscene dialogue’
Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court charged Anonno Mamun and Shaheen Mridha with "making a film with pornographic content" in the film "Nabab LLB".
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Article on "Art and Creative Acts That Were Censored in 2020" in @hyperallergic with insights from Srirak Plipat, Freemuse Executive Director.
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Art and Creative Acts That Were Censored in 2020
Human rights experts have expressed distress that the pandemic has increased attacks against free speech, LBGTQ+ rights, and peaceful assembly.
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