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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Freemuse and Center for Human Rights in Iran call for the Iranian authorities to drop all charges against writer Arash Ganji
Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court in Iran sentenced writer Arash Ganji to 11 years in prison after he translated a book from English to Farsi.

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 charges of “attack on authority” and “threat”.

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.

Mexico: Narcocorrido musician killed
Narcocorridos accordionist and member of the musical group Máximo Impacto, Gabino Ayala was killed in his car by a group of unknown individuals

Interview with Jota Ramos, Colombian rapper targeted because of his activism
‘The role of artists anywhere in the world can be understood as a journalistic task that records realities.’
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Bangladesh: Film director and actor charged for allegedly making a film with ‘offensive and obscene dialogue’
7 January 2021 -
Cuba: Rapper Maykel Osorbo detained
6 January 2021 -
Tunisia: Musician harassed after performing a song with Israeli artist
6 January 2021 -
Palestine: DJ detained for the alleged ‘desecration’ of holy sites and violating COVID-19 restrictions
5 January 2021 -
Joint call for the release of imprisoned rappers Denis Solis Gonzalez and Didier Almagro in Cuba and an end to police harassment against artists in the country
17 December 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
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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