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.#Iranian actress, Taraneh Alidoosti @t_alidoosti has been given a five months #prison sentence for sharing a video of #moralitypolice insulting and attacking a woman for not wearing a hijab.

Iran: Actress sentenced for alleged propaganda activities against the government

Iranian actress, Taraneh Alidoosti has been sentenced for sharing a video of morality police insulting and attacking a woman for not wearing a hijab.

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.@pussyrrriot member #PeterVerzilov was detained and sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest by the Meshchansky District Court in Moscow.
He was #sentenced because he used an “obscene language” when he left a #policestation after an interrogation.

Russia: Pussy Riot member sentenced to 15 days in jail for alleged use of ‘obscene language’

Pussy Riot member Peter Verzilov was detained and sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest because he allegedly used "obscene language".

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❗ On 19 June, rapper #TraySavage was shot and killed while driving in the Chatham district of south #Chicago.

As for now, no suspect has been arrested, and the motivations of the killers have not been released.

USA: rapper killed; motivation still unknown

Rapper Tray Savage was shot dead while driving in the Chatham district of south Chicago, Illinois.

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.#Australian filmmaker #KalaniGacon was detained after he recorded a protest in #Nepal against the government’s handling of the COVID-19.
He had been released on bail after three days, but, he is banned from entering Nepal for two years.

Nepal: Australian filmmaker detained after participating in a protest

Australian filmmaker Kalani Gacon was detained alongside six other foreigners after he recorded a protest in Nepal against the government’s hand...

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.#Bangladeshi singer #ShariatBoyati’s bail procedure is still pending, because of the COVID-19 lockdown.
Freemuse continues to call for an immediate #release of the singer from detention and for all the charges against him to be dropped.

Freemuse calls for an immediate release of Bangladeshi singer Shariat Boyati from detention and for all the charges against him to be dropped

Bangladeshi singer Shariat Boyati’s bail procedure is still pending, while the artist has been detained for almost six months.

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.#Ukrainian blogger and satirist #SerhiiPoyarkov was sued by President #VolodymyrZelenskyy for parodising him in a TV show. The president accused the artist of threats of violence against him.

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Ukrainian artist sued by the president for alleged threats against him

Ukrainian blogger and satirist Serhii Poyarkov was sued by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who accused him of threats of violence against him.

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On 27 June, #Egyptian poet #GalalElBahairy celebrated his 30th birthday from jail. It is his third birthday in prison after being imprisoned in 2018 for three years on charges of “publishing false news” and “insulting the army” in his #poetry.
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Egypt: Poet Galal El-Behairy has been conditionally released from the Civilian Court case

Poet will stay behind bars, having been sentenced to 3 years in prison and 10 000 Egyptian pounds (480 euros) fine in the Military Court in Cairo.

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In #Cuba, Havana, at least 132 people, including #artists, journalists and activists were arrested on the street and held in their homes against their will for participating in or reporting on protests against police violence.

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Organisations denounce numerous arbitrary arrests, restrictions and Internet service cuts that aim to prevent demonstrations against police violence in Cuba

Cuba's State Security Department led operations against artists, journalists and activists, who were arrested and held in their homes against their wi...

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The #Egyptian radio station #Mazika postponed the release of the song 100 accounts by singers Ahmed Saad and @hassan_shakosh1 in application of the decision of the Syndicate of Musical Professions concerning the music of the #Mahraganate.

Egypt: Radio station postponed release of a song due to lack of union's permit

The Egyptian radio station Mazika postponed the release of the song “100 accounts” by singers Ahmed Saad and Hassan Shakosh.

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.#Cuban visual artist #LuisManuelOteroAlcántara and rapper #MaykelOsorbo were detained.
They were taken while on their way to file a complaint because of police brutality exercised against both artists.
The #artists were released on 17 June.

Cuba: Artists Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Maykel Osorbo arbitrarily detained again

Cuban visual artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and rapper Maykel Osorbo were taken while on their way to file a complaint against police brutali...

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❗ A #Moscow court has sentenced theatre director #KirillSerebrennikov to three years’ probation on charges of embezzlement.

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Theatre director sentenced to three years’ probation on charges of embezzlement

A Moscow court has sentenced theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov to three years’ probation on charges of embezzlement.

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Visual artist #PascaleTarraf was interrogated in #Lebanon, because of her critiques of President Michel Aoun in her #Facebook posts.
Tarraf was released after an investigation.

Lebanon: artist interrogated because of critical comment about the government

Visual artist Pascale Tarraf was interrogated because of her critiques of President Michel Aoun and his mandate in her Facebook posts.

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.#Turkish musicians @ferhatttunc, Pınar Aydınlar and writer Gökhan Yavuzel received death threats on social media.
Tunç told #Freemuse that “threats increased after the discriminatory policy of the government”.

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Turkey: Ferhat Tunç and two other artists subjected to threats online  

Musicians Ferhat Tunç, Pınar Aydınlar and writer Gökhan Yavuzel received death threats on social media.

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