Art blogger Christa Zaat published paintings by Harold Knight, which were later deleted from her Facebook page called Female Artists in History.  

On the eve of Eid al-Fitr, cultural rights defenders submit a joint letter calling on the Egyptian president to release Mustafa and Galal. 

Interview with Palestinian cartoonist Ismail Al-Bozom, who was arrested in March 2020 because of his artworks and posts on Facebook.

24-year old Shady Habash was awaiting trial in the city’s Tora prison on pre-trial charges of “spreading false news” and “joining a banned organisation”.

We, the undersigned, call for the immediate release of Mustafa Gamal from prison in Egypt.

Rapper Maykel Osorbo was detained by the National Revolution Police while recording a video in which he spoke about local politics and COVID-19.

In collaboration with nine partner organisations working in or on Africa, Freemuse co-launches Amani: Africa Creative Defence Network.

Freemuse signed an open letter drawing attention to the COVID-19 crisis being used as a pretext for restrictions and anti-democratic activities.

The Independent Art Foundation revoked an invitation of Turkish artist Serkan Bayer to an exhibition because his artwork was deemed “too obscene.”

Freemuse’s new report State of Artistic Freedom 2020 is an in-depth analysis of 711 acts of violations of artistic freedom in 2019 in 93 countries. It shows widespread attacks on freedom of artistic expression on a global scale as practices of censoring artists’ voices continue. As the world shifts into isolation and …