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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Visual Arts
Freemuse calls on world leaders to respect UNESCO’s convention to prevent threats to cultural sites in Iran in light of President Trump threats
“An attack on these cultural sites is a war crime as defined by the International Criminal Court and should be treated thus,” says Freemuse Executive Director Dr. Srirak Plipat, “Further, these threats show an alarming disregard to cultural heritage,
Music
Freemuse calls for an immediate release of Moroccan rapper Gnawi
Moroccan rapper Gnawi (real name Mohamed Mounir), has been sentenced to a year in prison for insulting the government.
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.
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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
15 July 2019 -
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
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In prison for a year in Iran; artists call for musician’s and filmmaker’s release
1 June 2017
After 199 days of hunger strike, the imprisoned guitarist of Grup Yorum İbrahim Gökçek has now begun a DEATH FAST.
During visitation with his lawyer, İbrahim has said that he will begun a death fast for the demands to be met.
Today, the Diyarbakır court postponed the trial of Turkish musician Ferhat Tunç to 26 March. The musician is being charged with "terrorist group membership" and "terrorist propaganda."
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Ferhat Tunç’un davası ertelendi – Susma24
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Ferhat Tunç’un davası ertelendi 16 Ocak 2020 Ferhat Tunç’un”örgüt üyeliği” ve “örgüt propagandası” suçlamalarıyla 20 yıla kadar hapis istemiyle yargılandığı davanın 3. duruşması bugün Diyarbakır 5. ACM’de görüldü. Duruşmaya katılmayan Tunç’un avukatının ...Gravely concerned over for arresting of folk singer, urging for his prompt release!
Tangail folk singer remanded for anti-Islamic remarks
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Sources say, Shariyat made anti-Islamic remarks at a folk music festival held at Dhamrai, Dhaka, on December 24, 2019Freemuse calls on world leaders to respect UNESCO’s convention to prevent threats to cultural sites in Iran in light of President Trump threats
US President Donald Trump has threatened to attack cultural sites in Iran. It has been reported that the Pentagon has quashed these threats as these actions are prohibited under “the laws of armed conflicted”.
On 4 January 2020, President Trump used his personal Twitter account to share that the US had identified 52 Iranian sites, some “at a very high level & (sic) important to Iran & (sic) the Iranian culture”, and warned they would be “hit very fast and very hard” if Tehran carried out revenge attacks on US interests or personnel for the drone killing of General Suleimani.
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Freemuse calls on world leaders to respect UNESCO’s convention after President Trump threats to Iran
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“An attack on these cultural sites is a war crime as defined by the International Criminal Court and should be treated thus,” says Freemuse Executive Director Dr. Srirak Plipat, “Further, these threats show an alarming disregard to cultural heritage, the international cultural community, and h...Masha Alekhina of PussyRiot was fined 150 thousand rubles (2173 euro) because of her participation in a peaceful demonstration.
It is the third time that Masha was fined during the last few months. She is not able to pay the amounts herself.
Read more below on how to support Masha.
İbrahim Gökçek, the imprisoned guitarist of @Grup_YORUM, is continuing his DEATH FAST.
We have learnt that he now has a visitation ban, so nobody has been able to see him.
He was on hunger strike for 199 days, and he then began a death fast (been 12 days).
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Today, the Diyarbakır court postponed the trial of #Turkish #musician #FerhatTunç (@ferhatttunc) to 26 March. The musician is being charged with "terrorist group membership" and "terrorist propaganda."
ARC at @PENamerica is #hiring! NYC students, apply for ARC's Program #internship for the Winter/Spring 2020 semester. Get experience in the field of human rights, artistic expression, and in serving artists at risk and the organizations that support them. https://t.co/4MphYN7bED
Freemuse calls on world leaders to respect #UNESCO’s convention to prevent threats to #cultural sites in #Iran.
US President #DonaldTrump's threat to attack cultural sites in Iran sets an alarming tone for the state of artistic freedom.
Freemuse calls on world leaders to respect UNESCO’s convention after President Trump threats to Iran
“An attack on these cultural sites is a war crime as defined by the International Criminal Court and should be treated thus,” says Freemus...
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Freemuse took part in the #UPR Pre-session on Turkey in #Geneva last week. The @P24Punto24 spoke on behalf of all partners working on the Turkey UPR about the situation of #freedomofexpression in the country. You can see the presentation on Turkey here
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Together with @CartooningPeace we are gravely concerned about @Nime_BD's welfare - the description given to us of conditions in Oran prison are particularly alarming - and we call for his immediate release. #FreeNime #LibérezNime #Algerie #Hirak
CRNI and Cartooning For Peace: “Free Nime”
CRNI and Cartooning For Peace have made a joint statement calling for the immediate release of criminalized Algerian cartoonist Abdelhamid Amine aka N...
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Detention, Imprisonment, Exile...
Ferhat Tunç and Mikail Aslan spoke to bianet after the arrest of Yılmaz Çelik and Şenol Akdağ: "They want to prevent the mother tongue and cultural values from reaching people through art."
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Many people including artists are affected by content rules on social media.
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are you an artist, anywhere in the world, facing restrictions on your freedom of expression? please check out & share this survey, as we're preparing a study for @UNHumanRights Council in 2020. right here --> https://t.co/SuiteTFEQm
We will soon be providing live updates from the #UPR #PreSession on #Turkey where one of our three submissions will be presented by our report partner @P24Punto24
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.#Freemuse calls for an immediate release of Moroccan #rapper #Gnawi, who has been sentenced to a year in prison for insulting an official state body.
Read the Freemuse statement here ➡️
#Releaserap #FreeGnawi
Freemuse calls for an immediate release of Moroccan rapper Gnawi
Moroccan rapper Gnawi has been sentenced to a year in prison for insulting the government.
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“As @GabrielMariya and @MargSchinas step into their new positions as EU Commissioners in charge of culture, learn about the commitments they ple...
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As @GabrielMariya and @MargSchinas step into their new positions as EU Commissioners in charge of culture, learn about the commitments they pledged to the sector for the years to come: https://t.co/muYXX9StJS
Rohingya refugees gather in the camps of Bangladesh chanting “Gambia, Gambia” as the country takes its case accusing Myanmar of genocide to the International Court of Justice.
Aung San Suu Kyi will defend Myanmar herself.
