Artists, activists and journalists were detained to prevent them from gathering during an event organised as a tribute of poet José Martí.

The Cuban Institute of Radio and Television broadcasted a newscast during which the authorities accused artists and activists from the 27N group of being “financed by the United States”.

The İstanbul 30th Heavy Penal Court adjourned artists' case in connection to Gezi Park protests to 28 April due to lack of the execution of the arrest warrants.

We are extremely concerned for the state of artistic freedom in Cuba and the resultant hunger and thirst strikes in reaction to these prison sentences.

The European Commission and stakeholders have published  a study on the working conditions of artists and cultural and creative professionals in European Union Member States. 

On 7 October, Freemuse addressed the letter to Belarus authorities and international policy interlocutors on prosecution and detention of artists.

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.

The six imprisoned artists won their appeal and were released from prison on 6 October. All 11 artists detained in August are now free.  

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántra and Maykel Osorbo were arrested before Castro’s birthday. The authorities suspected they might organise a manifestation.

Artist Patricia Isaza's artwork, Pricktator, was censored, and her rights infringed, by the Howland Cultural Centre in Beacon, New York.