Freemuse Defending Artistic Freedom
Thirteen NGOs issued a joint statement about the Ministry of Justice's letter to the Constitutional Court, relating to two Boğaziçi University students' prosecution.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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Turkey: NGOs’ joint statement on the situation of students prosecuted over an artwork
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Freemuse welcomes its new Interim Executive Director
3 September 2021 -
Belarus: Band members detained over alleged participation in a protest
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NOTICE OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND MEMBERS INFORMATION
26 August 2021 -
Interview with American visual artist Emma Shapiro
25 August 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
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Freemuse welcomes David Kaye’s Research Report on Artistic Freedom of Expression
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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
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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
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Spanish rapper Pablo Hasél was found guilty by the Spanish High Court for 'glorifying terrorism' in his songs and sentenced to prison under existing anti-terror legislation. In his interview with Freemuse, he spoke about how his conviction and sentencing and how the reality of his country inspires his lyrics.
Visit the 𝘁𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗽𝗲𝗱 campaign to read Pablo's full interview and find other 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.
📢 Find the full interview ➡️ bit.ly/3z640DQ
📸 Pablo Hasél
#trapped #Freemuse #campaign #spain #Pablohasel #culturalrights #artisticfreedom #freedom #rap #rapmusic #rapmusicians #freedomofartisticexpression #discrimination #persecution #arbitrarydetention #musicfreedom #knowyourrights #violations #awareness #rappers #musicians
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𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 , 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱, 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲.
Freemuse 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.
Since 2018, Freemuse has documented over 170 violations of rap musicians' right to freedom of artistic expression.
Visit the campaign ➡️ bit.ly/3CurMLD
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📚 Freemuse, in collaboration with #ICORN, will hold two sessions during today's Gothenburg Book Fair Bokmässan Götebo!
Follow us on Twitter from 11.10 AM CEST to read highlights of discussions about anti-terror legislation's impact on artists and the issue of LGBTI artistic expressions' cancellations.
Read more about the sessions here ➡️ bit.ly/3AcPQCd
#GothenburgBookFair #BookFair #ICORN #FreedomofArtisticExpression
Gothenburg Book Fair 2021, 24 September 2021, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Freemuse, in collaboration with ICORN, will hold two sessions on 24 September 2021 during this year’s Gothenburg Book Fair.
📣 In this last KaribeArte session on Punk, resistance and freedom of expression, together with Ciro Díaz (musician, Cuba), Pedro Molina (cartoonist, Nicaragua), Ingrid Dreissig ( musician, Venezuela), and Duff from Hell (musician, Venezuela) and with the moderation of Rafael Uzcátegui, Executive Director of PROVEA and Punk Expert; we had the opportunity to talk about the importance of Punk in Latin America and the spirit of protest and resistance that has always characterized it as a genre and subculture.
During the conversation, we also talked about the role of punk in political dissidence, the different forms of resistance specific to punk against the political and social status and we closed with a phrase that reflected the spirit of the whole conversation: "𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬, 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐤"
👁️🗨️ Watch the whole session here ➡️ www.facebook.com/cadal.org/videos/1268222130294340/?notif_id=1632344953950377¬if_t=page_tag&ref=notif CADAL
Gościć takiego Artystę w Krakowie to prawdziwy zaszczyt.
W dniach 24–26 września w godz. 20.30–22 najnowszy projekt Krzysztofa Wodiczko – Niebo nad Krakowem. LGBT mówi. Dronowy pokaz na Rynku Głównym. Projekt ten jest artystyczną próbą publicznego oddania głosu osobom ze środowisk LGBT. Wykorzystuje się w nim technologię dronów. Urządzenia wyposażono w pary wyświetlaczy ledowych i głośników megafonowych. Na ekranach widzimy ruchy i wyraz oczu osób filmowanych w trakcie nagrywania ich słów, a głośniki emitują ich wypowiedzi. To ważne, bo wyraz oczu uwidocznia, podkreśla i dopowiada to, co wypowiadane. Ekrany stają się oczami, a głośniki ustami mówiących. Drony nabierają cech istot ludzkich.
To po 30 latach kolejny ważny projekt obejmujący uwagą mniejszości. Pierwsze takie wydarzenie odbyło się w latch 90.tych w formie projekcji na ratuszowej wieży.
Ro rodzaj klamry, która w obecnym czasie zyskuje nowe odcienie aktualności.
Zapraszamy na publiczne pokazy na Rynku Głównym w Krakowie 24, 25 i 26 września (piątek, sobota, niedziela). Każdego dnia odbędą się trzy projekcje: o godz. 20.30, 21 i 21.30.
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🔴 #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
📢 #Freemuse's campaign #tRAPped, highlights the systematic #targeting of #rap music and the #persecution of #rappers worldwide! ➡️ https://bit.ly/3CurMLD
#artisticfreedom #rapmusic #freedomofartisticexpression #knowyourrights
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We will soon start the sessions from #Freemuse and @ICORN_ORG during today's @bokmassanGbg.
Follow us from 11.10 AM to read highlights of discussions about anti-terror legislation's impact on #artists and the issue of #LGBTI artistic expressions' erasure.
Gothenburg Book Fair 2021, 24 September 2021, Gothenburg, Sweden
Freemuse, in collaboration with ICORN, will hold two sessions on 24 September 2021 during this year’s Gothenburg Book Fair.
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We will report from @bokmassanGbg today, where #Freemuse will host two sessions on anti-terror legislation's impact on #artists and the issue of #LGBTI #artisticexpressions' cancellations. Stay with us to read the highlights of the discussions.
@khalidalbaih @motherskill
On 28 August 2021, #Afghan #folk musician #FawadAndarabi was shot dead by the #Taliban in #AndarabValley. This demonstrates a growing trend of #persecution of #artists and #culturalactors in #Afghanistan. Read our statement ➡️ https://bit.ly/3yZbI2p
#StandwithAfghanistan
Artists, arts professionals and free speech organizations condemn Florida mayor's political #censorship of Coral Gables public #art show. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 ➡️ https://bit.ly/3kDGt9n 📷 @ncacensorship
#FreeSpeech #FreedomofExpression #FirstAmendment
We are currently looking for a #videoeditor to organise and finalise videos of project applicants working on winning #SmallChanges Mini Grants. Apply with: CV with cover letter, two samples of videos edited available for viewing, price quotation.
https://bit.ly/3CsHUgS .
“it’s important to have climate protections that connect to culture so we can move forward and make society better” @nnienass at #RBFC21 @Reeperbahn_Fest
“music can really inspire us to take action” @pontimari at #RBFC21
We’re at the SDG and music conference today at #ReeperbahnFestival! Follow us for updates throughout the day, including for our session on music at 13.15 CET. #rbfc21 via @reeperbahn_fest
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Follow us for live reporting from Freemuse's participation in SDG & #MusicSummit at @Reeperbahn_Fest and the conference starting at 13:15 CEST curated by @MusicCitiesSD , exploring how music impacts each one of the #GlobalGoals. @SDGaction
Startseite - Reeperbahn Festival
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Freemuse welcomes the intervention of @CZmissionGeneva at the #HRC48 Session on 14 September and encourages the CZ to continue the support for freedom of peaceful assembly, opinion and artistic freedom in #Cuba @raceandequality
The Hong Kong Arts Centre cancelled #musician and #activist #DeniseHo's venue for concerts planned to be staged reportedly due to "public safety", days after a newspaper's article accused Ho of aiming to "undermine China".
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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.
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Freemuse welcomes the intervention of Ambassador H.E. Anita Pipan of #Slovenia on behalf of the European Union at the #HRC48 session on 13 September and encourages the EU to continue the support for #artists, Cultural Rights and artistic freedom in #Cuba. @raceandequality
📣 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏: 𝗣𝘂𝗻𝗸, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗱 𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗼́𝗻! Nos acompañarán: por Nicaragua @pxmolina por Cuba @DiazPenedo y desde Venezuela: Ingrid Dreissig, @fanzinero y @duff_thrasher_fromhell Link ➡️https://bit.ly/3hMLQkH
We are currently looking for a #videoeditor to organise, edit and finalise three videos of project applicants working on winning #SmallChanges Mini Grants projects in #Lebanon, #Jordan and #Tunisia.
Read more about the job and apply ➡️ https://bit.ly/3CsHUgS .
