Freemuse Defending Artistic Freedom
Filmmaker Maung Thein Dan was arrested and charged with “supporting anti-government protests” over the alleged sale of anti-coup protests’ footage.
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Cuba: Writers and artists remain threatened and imprisoned two months after protests
In the two months since historic mass demonstrations swept through Cuba on July 11, there have been at least 39 documented arrests of artists related to the protests, four of whom were subjected to trial without a jury.
Music
Iran: Freemuse calls the dropping of charges against rapper Toomaj Saleh
Rapper Toomaj Salehi was released on bail after the Iranian Security Forces arrested him over songs criticising the authorities.
Music
Belarus: Rapper sentenced to one year in prison for ‘insulting the President of Belarus’ in his song
Belarus: Rapper sentenced to one year in prison for ‘insulting the President of Belarus’ in his song
Rapper Nokrolik (real name Yevgeny Petrov) was sentenced to one-year imprisonment for allegedly insulting the President of Belarus in a song.
Music
Hong Kong: Arts centre citing ‘public safety’ as a reason for singer’s concert venue cancellation
HKAC cancelled musician and activist Denise Ho's venue for concerts planned to be staged at HKAC due to “public safety” reasons.
Visual Arts
Russia: Artist sentenced to three years in prison for alleged assault on a police officer
Artist Ilya Pershin was sentenced to three years in prison over the alleged attack on a police officer during the protest in support of Alexei Navalny.
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Myanmar: Filmmaker detained over alleged footage of anti-coup protests
9 September 2021 -
Freemuse stands in solidarity with artists and cultural actors in Afghanistan
8 September 2021 -
Turkey: NGOs’ joint statement on the situation of students prosecuted over an artwork
6 September 2021 -
Freemuse welcomes its new Interim Executive Director
3 September 2021 -
Belarus: Band members detained over alleged participation in a protest
1 September 2021
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Freemuse welcomes its new Interim Executive Director
3 September 2021On 1 September, the Freemuse Executive Committee was pleased to welcome Gerd Elmark to the post of Freemuse Executive Director.
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Freemuse announces departure of Executive Director
21 July 2021 -
A Social Media Censorship Guidance for Artists has been launched by Don’t Delete Art coalition
13 April 2021 -
Freemuse welcomes David Kaye’s Research Report on Artistic Freedom of Expression
1 August 2020 -
Freemuse launched campaign to tackle violence and censorship online at RightsCon digital event
28 July 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
🏳️🌈 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗜 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀
Celebrated composer and musician, @disappear.fear is known for her sublime music that challenges majoritarian norms and encourages a positive vision of the world. Her album 'Love Out Loud', a compilation released in 2020, highlights the ongoing push for LGBTI equality and encourages people to embrace their identity.
SONiA disappear fear is a member of the Freemuse LGBTI GAN community, which seeks to combat discrimination and protect and promote the right to freedom of artistic expression of LGBTI art and artists globally. To join the Freemuse LGBTI GAN to mobilise communities. organisations and groups to better defend artistic freedom,co visit ➡️ bit.ly/3FHqfEo
Visit the "𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗜 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀" campaign find other curated stories, interviews and narratives from LGBTI artists and cultural workers and their experiences in the arts and culture spaces.
#FreemuseRecommends her song 'Who am I' from her album 'Love Out Loud' ➡️ bit.ly/3oTu4Al Which is your favourite song by SONiA disappear fear? Share in the comments below.
📸 SONiA by Lea Morales | Courtesy SONiA disappear fear
#SONiAdisappearfear #FreemuseGAN #GlobalActionNetwork #Freemuse #artisticfreedom #culturalrights #freedom #LGBTI #gender #sexuality #genderandsexuality #LGBTIfreedom #LGBTIart #LGBTIartists #freedomofartisticexpression #campaign #LGBTIculture #LGBTIvoices #knowyourrights #artisticrights #culturalrights #Pride
#FreemuseRecommends #tRAPped #ReclaimingTheSpace
Freemuse's research demonstrates that rap musicians with dissenting or politically oppositional views, often expressed through their music, are disproportionately targeted worldwide. As part of our '𝘁𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗽𝗲𝗱' campaign, in the section every Friday, we will bring to you profiles of rap musicians, documentaries, articles, initiatives and lots more relating to the world of rap!
This week, we bring to you women rap musicians transforming the industry all over the world! We present to you @shadia-mansour, who is popularly known as the 'first lady of Arabic hip-hop', @suboimusic, who is making waves across Vietnam as well as globally for the powerful lyrics of her music, @diana-avella-hiphop, a Colombian rapper known for her politically engaged music as well as for defending women's rights through her songs, @EnoBarony, a rap musician from Ghana who is lauded for taking on societal issues through her rap and @alyona.alyona.official, often described as the new 'sensation' of Ukranian rap.
📢 Visit the '𝘁𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗽𝗲𝗱' campaign ➡️ bit.ly/3CurMLD
👇 who are your favourite women rappers? Tell us in the comments below!
📸 Image Credits: Shadia Mansour (Facebook), Suboi (Facebook), Diana Avella (YouTube: Diana Avella - Nací Mujer), Eno Barony (Facebook) and Alyona Alyona (Facebook).
#tRAPped #FreemuseRecommends #campaign #culturalrights #artisticfreedom #freedom #rap #rapmusic #rapmusicians #freedomofartisticexpression #musicfreedom #knowyourrights #violations #ReclaimingTheSpace #womenrappers #ShadiaMansour #Suboi #Vietnam #EnoBarony #Ghana #DianaAvella #Colombia #AlyonaAlyona #Ukraine
🎨FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS FORUM 2021 🎨
« Today artists are targeted for their politically engaged artworks in the same way journalists are » says AGL Director Andra Matei during the conference organised by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights on the theme "Protecting the freedom of artistic expression".
During this panel, she discussed with three experts in the field, including Manfred Nowak, Paige Collings and Koen De Feyter.
With Freemuse | Global Campus of Human Rights | UAntwerpen
Felicitări Andra, pentru implicarea și abnegația cu care-ți desfasori munca de avocat ! 👏👏👏
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Since 2018, Freemuse has documented violations against rap musicians. 46% of the violations were documented in Europe, 26% in North and South America, 11% in Africa, 7% in Asia and Pacific and 5% in the Middle East and North Africa. 4% of the violations took place online and 1% on social media platforms.
Our research demonstrates that rappers with dissenting or politically oppositional views, often expressed through their music, are disproportionately targeted. There is a growing trend of governments prosecuting and persecuting rap musicians across the world.
️Visit the 𝘁𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗽𝗲𝗱 campaign to find curated stories, interviews and narratives about rap musicians and their experiences in the arts and culture sector, as well as Freemuse's findings on the systematic persecution of rappers worldwide ➡️ bit.ly/3CurMLD
#trapped #Freemuse #campaign #newcamapaign #culturalrights #artisticfreedom #freedom #rap #rapmusic #rapmusicians #freedomofartisticexpression #discrimination #persecution #arbitrarydetention #musicfreedom #knowyourrights #awareness #rappers #musicians
Freedom Talk#1 - “The Balaha Case” with Freemuse on the death after almost 800 days in custody of Shady Habash who had produced the music video for rock-star-in-exile Ramy Essam’s song Balaha:
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🏳️🌈 #𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀: @disappearfear is a #musician known for her music that #challengesnorms! Her music highlights the push for #LGBTIequality. She is also a member of the Freemuse #LGBTIGAN network. To know more, visit http://Freemuse.org.
Kurdish singer Hozan Canê was sentenced to 3 years, 1 month and 15 days in prison on the charge of "aiding a terrorist organization" based on her music videos and social media posts.
@Freemuse98 https://twitter.com/MAturkce/status/1450077235491258368
Sanatçı Hozan Canê’ye 3 yıl 1 ay ceza
http://mezopotamyaajansi35.com/tum-haberler/content/view/149750
🥳The books ‘Declaration of the Rights of Girls’ and ‘Declaration of the Rights of Boys,’ are now free!
The books were deemed as “obscene publications” by the Protection of Minors from Obscene Publications in #Turkey.
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https://bit.ly/3ARdzax
🔴 #tRAPped campaign: Since 2018, #Freemuse has documented #violations aimed at silencing #rappers across the world. To know more about our research on the systemic targeting of rap musicians, visit ➡️ https://bit.ly/3CurMLD
#rappers #culturalrights #MusicFreedom
#Musician #Raymond was forced into hiding in the jungle in #Myanmar after an #arrestwarrant was issued against him. In June 2021, he contracted #malaria and died. Freemuse #standsinsolidarity with #artists and #culturalactors.
Read our statement ➡️ https://bit.ly/3auJEdX
NEW: ARC, @pen_int, and @PENamerica issue urgent call to release hunger striking Cuban artist @LMOAlcantara. Protesting his own imprisonment as well as Cuba’s broader crackdown on artistic expression, Otero Alcántara’s health is now quickly deteriorating.
PEN America Issues Urgent Call to Release Hunger Striking Cuban Artist
PEN America and PEN International today issued their pressing concern over the health of imprisoned Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara.
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🔴 #tRAPped campaign: #Malian #rapper @Iba_Montana was arrested and placed in detention a few days after he released his song #fucklepolicier on #socialmedia. Visit the campaign ➡️ https://bit.ly/3CurMLD
#rapmusicians #persecution
.@ICFUAE as part of a coalition of #humanrights NGOs launches today the #AltExpoHumanRights campaign in light of #Expo2020. Stay tuned to find out more about our human rights focused Expo!
#FreeEmiratiActivists #FreeNasser #FreeUAE94 #FreeAhmed
What changes do you think need to happen so that everyone can #enjoy #freedom of #artisticexpression?
#art #music #globalactionnetwork
#UAE: Join the Alternative Human Rights Expo!
https://www.gc4hr.org/news/view/2841
🔴 #tRAPped campaign: #Freemuse research found that 71% of documented violations against #rapmusicians were perpetrated by different #government #authorities. To know more about our research on the systemic targeting of rappers, visit ➡️ https://bit.ly/3CurMLD
🔴 #tRAPped: Read #Colombian #rapmusician and activist #JotaRamos's interview with #Freemuse, where he talks about #socialTransformation as well as being a social leader and defending the land in Colombia ➡️ https://bit.ly/3CurMLD
#rappers #culturalrights #MusicFreedom
On 4 August 2021, #AbdullahAtefi, Afghan #poet, #historian and member of Afghanistan @pen_int was killed. This demonstrates a growing #trend of #persecution of #artists and #culturalactors in #Afghanistan. Read our statement ➡️ https://bit.ly/3yZbI2p
#StandwithAfghanistan
🔴 #tRAPped campaign: Read #Brazilian #rapmusician and activist #RosaLuz's interview with #Freemuse, where she talks about #onlineharassment and being an #LGBTI artist in Brazil ➡️ https://bit.ly/3CurMLD
#rappers #culturalrights #MusicFreedom
🔴 #tRAPped campaign: Since 2018, #Freemuse has documented 170 cases related to #violations aimed at silencing #rappers. To know more about our research on the systemic targeting of #rapmusicians, visit ➡️ https://bit.ly/3CurMLD
#culturalrights #MusicFreedom
🔴 #tRAPped campaign: Read #Spanish #rapper #PabloHasél's interview with #Freemuse where he talks about his conviction by the #SpanishHighCourt over alleged glorifying #terrorism in his songs, ➡️ https://bit.ly/3z640DQ
#rapmusicians #persecution
Thank you to artists @KhalidAlbaih and @motherskill for joining Freemuse in their collaboration with @ICORN_ORG at @bokmassanGbg’s Freedom of Expression studio. Important issues discussed today on artistic freedom of expression, highlighted in Gerd Elmark’s statement.
Part III: “[…] Defamation, travel restrictions, torture and ill-treatment continue to be unacceptable and illegal working conditions for artists in many countries around the world, and inviting us to help highlight it here is great.”
Part II: “and praise goes out to Goteborg Book Fair for prioritising a Freedom of Expression Studio and cooperation such as this one between #Freemuse and @ICORN_ORG. Inviting artists and writers as well as partner organisations to join the discussion […]
Part I: “Writing books can be a life threatening endeavour was a central message today during our conversation with artists at the stage at @bokmassanGbg. An important reminder in amidst beautiful coffee table books” … says Gerd Elmark, Exec Dir of Freemuse