Freemuse Defending Artistic Freedom
Turkish poet Ahmet Telli is charged for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a post from an allegedly fake Facebook account.
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Film
USA: Netflix indicted over promoting lewd visual material
23 September: A Texas grand jury in Tyler County has indicted Netflix over allegedly promoting lewd visual material of clothed or partially clothed minors in the French movie Mignonnes / Cuties, according to the New York Post. The charges ment
Visual Arts
‘I think it’s important for people to hear the experiences of marginalised people firsthand, our voices need to be heard’– Interview with Scottish artist Sekai Machache
An exhibition by Scottish artist Sekai Machache, was destroyed allegedly because of the exhibition’s message treating about racism in Scotland.
Film
Belarus: Documentary filmmaker arrested for allegedly participating in a protest
Maksim Shved, a documentary director, was arrested in Belarus while filming his new project during riots against President Lukashenko's re-election.
All Arts
Cuba: Several artists detained trying to reach headquarters of San Isidro Movement
A group of nearly 20 activists and artists were detained in La Habana for hours after trying to reach the headquarters of San Isidro Movement.
Music
Congo: Ban lifted on censored song criticising national hospital
Legal authorities from the Democratic Republic of the Congo lifted the ban on the previously censored song “Mama Yemo” by artist Le Karmapa.
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Turkey: Poet prosecuted because of allegedly insulting president Erdoğan
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India: Actress receives death threats for posing as goddess on social media
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‘I felt like I was destroying all the hard work that I had done to make, edit, and publish all those photographs.’ – Interview with Belgian photographer Patrick De Smet
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India: Three members of cultural organisation from Kabir Kala Manch arrested
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Sudan: Six artists were released from prison; all 11 detained artists are now free
9 October 2020
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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
28 July 2020 -
Don’t Delete Art: launch of the virtual gallery of art censored on Social Media
29 May 2020 -
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
Join us on the second day of Freemuse conference at the Oslo World today at 10:00 CET !
You can access the conference online here ➡️ osloworld.estraad.com/#/day2
Dr Srirak Plipat, Freemuse Executive Director together with Helge Lunde from #icorn and Kajsa Ravin from Kulturrådet will speak during the session on rethinking the roles of governments and funders.
#FreedomOfArtisticExpression #knowartisticrights #osloworld
"I think that is a really big aspect of being an artist. I think it is our job shed light on the issues of our day," - read an interview with Scottish artist Sekai Machache Art.
An exhibition titled "a BREAdTH apart" created by Sekai Machache was destroyed by unknown individuals allegedly because of the exhibition's message treating about racism in Dundee, Scotland.
Read more here ➡️ bit.ly/2TsNvPQ
#freedomofartisticexpression #knowartisticrights
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An exhibition by Scottish artist Sekai Machache, was destroyed allegedly because of the exhibition’s message treating about racism in Scotland..Oslo World starts today, don't miss 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝟵:𝟯𝟬! 🤩
You can access the conference online here ➡️ osloworld.estraad.com/#/day1
Freemuse session will take place at 12:00, and we will discuss digital censorship and artivism online.
#FreedomOfArtisticExpression #knowartisticrights #osloworld Safemuse Ferhat Tunç Offıcial
Join us tomorrow for Freemuse session at 12:00 CET during the Oslo World ❗
Together with musician Ferhat Tunç Offıcial, Jan Lothe Eriksen from Safemuse and Freemuse Advocacy and Campaigns Officer Paige Collings we will talk about digital censorship and artivism online.
Participate online for free! The link for online access will be available here on Monday ➡️ bit.ly/3dTceWT
You can find the programme here ➡️ bit.ly/3kuaKoe
#FreedomOfArtisticExpression #knowartisticrights
❗️ Belarusian documentary film director Maksim Shved was arrested in Belarus while filming his new project during a protest against widely contested election results.
The filmmaker was arrested because of resisting the police and accused of "participating in mass unauthorised events". He was released after he served five days in prison.
On the day of his arrest, Shved interviewed taxi drivers and passengers on the epicentre of the protests about the election results.
Read more here ➡️ bit.ly/2HqHsZy
#freedomofartisticexpression #knowartisticrights
Belarus: documentary filmmaker arrested for participating in protests
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Maksim Shved, a documentary director, was arrested in Belarus while filming his new project during riots against President Lukashenko's re-election.
.#Freemuse conference at @osloworld ends with closing remarks by @Irenekhan #UNSR on the promotion and protection of freedom of opinion and expression.
#freedomofexpression #knowartisticrights
A #Texas grand jury indicted @netflix over allegedly promoting lewd visual material of clothed or partially clothed minors in the #French movie #Cuties.
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#freedomofartisticexpression #knowartisticrights #Mignonnes
USA: Netflix indicted over promoting lewd visual material on movie “Cuties”
A Texas jury indicted Netflix over allegedly promoting lewd visual material of clothed/partially clothed minors in French movie “Cuties”
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Join session with @moddimusikk, @Dysturbofficial and @DeizeTigrona on the power of images and sound of resistance during @osloworld.
Listen to the conversation here
#knowartisticrights
Oslo World 2020
27th Edition
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Freemuse session on "Rethinking the Roles of Governments and funders" at @osloworld starts now!
Dr Srirak Plipat, Freemuse Executive Director, Kajsa Ravin from @Kulturrdet and Helge Lunde from #ICORN will explore the topic.
Join here
Oslo World 2020
27th Edition
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Join on the second day of Freemuse conference at @osloworld at 10:00 CET
Dr Srirak Plipat, Freemuse Executive Director, Helge Lunde from #ICORN and Kajsa Ravin from @Kulturrdet will speak about the roles of #governments and funders. https://t.co/woD7a0Md0a
Oslo World 2020
27th Edition
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Dr Srirak Plipat, #Freemuse Executive Director is closing the first day of the conference at @osloworld appreciating "how we can come together and use art and creativity to push back."
#freedomofartisticexpression #knowartisticrights
Artist @shahidul Alam is now speaking at
@osloworld about his experiences of arrest after protests in 2018.
"I got attacked while I was livestreaming from the streets," Shahidul Alam says.
"I potentially face 14 years in prison if convicted."
"I think that is a really big aspect of being an artist. I think it is our job shed light on the issues of our day," - an interview with Scottish #artist @SekaiMachache, whose #exhibition about racism in #Scotland was destroyed.
‘I think it's important for people to hear the experiences of marginalised people firsthand, our voices need to be heard’– Interview with Scottish artist Sekai Machache
An exhibition by Scottish artist Sekai Machache, was destroyed allegedly because of the exhibition’s message treating about racism in Scotland.
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.#Freemuse Campaigns and Advocacy Manager Sverre Pedersen and Jan Lothe Eriksen from @safemuse discussing and answering questions on the Freemuse #DigitalToolkit. @osloworld #knowartisticrights
.#Freemuse Advocacy and Campaigns Officer Paige Collings is now presenting first of its kind #DigitalToolkit for Artists at the @osloworld.
#knowartisticrights #freedomofartisticexpression
Jan Lothe Eriksen from @safemuse speaks during the @osloworld about Vietnamese artist @MaiKhoiOi experiences online.
#knowartisticrights #freedomofartisticexpresison
Oslo World 2020
27th Edition
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"My identity as both #Kurdish person ad and opposition #artist, has caused me to be subjected to pressure, imprisonment and concert bans for forty years," says musician @ferhatttunc during Freemuse session at @osloworld
#knowartisticrights #freedomofartisticexpression
Freemuse session at @osloworld starts now!
Join us here
#freedomofartisticexpression #knowartisticrights
Oslo World 2020
27th Edition
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Freemuse session with @safemuse and @ferhatttunc at @osloworld starts in 15 mins.
Join us and ask questions via the link here
#osloworld #freedomofartisticexpresion #knowartisticrights
Oslo World 2020
27th Edition
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.@osloworld is today, join #Freemuse conference starting at 9:30.
You can access the conference online here
Freemuse session discussing #digitalcensorship and #artivism online is at 12:00 CET.
@safemuse @ferhatttunc @UNSRCulture @Irenekhan
Oslo World 2020
27th Edition
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Join us tomorrow for Freemuse session at 12:00 CET during the @osloworld where together with @ferhatttunc, Jan Lothe Eriksen from @safemuse and Paige Collings #Freemuse we will talk about digital censorship and #artivism online.
Access online on Monday https://t.co/8JgGu1OJH5
Freemuse just finished its session at @womex. We were talking about the Global Action Network for #ArtisticFreedom and first of its kind Digital Toolkit for artists, which opened a discussion with experts on ways of assisting #artists online.
#knowartisticrights #womex
Musician @ferhatttunc, Freemuse #Campaigns and Advocacy Manager Sverre Pedersen, and Freemuse #Advocacy and Campaigns Officer Paige Collings speak now at @womex about the possibilities of defending artistic freedom within the Global Action Network (GAN).
#knowartisticrights
Freemuse is at @womex right now, speaking about the Global Action Network for #ArtisticFreedom and the #Freemuse #DigitalToolkit as a way of assisting artists online.
Read more about the session here
#knowartisticrights #freedomofartisticexpression
Freemuse at WOMEX 2020: 24 October 2020, Online
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Belarusian #documentary filmmaker #MaksimShved was arrested while filming his new project. The #filmmaker was accused of participating in a protest against recent President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election results.
#freedomofartisticexpression
Belarus: documentary filmmaker arrested for participating in protests
Maksim Shved, a documentary director, was arrested in Belarus while filming his new project during riots against President Lukashenko's re-election.
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