Five actors and actresses were released on bail after their detention connected with the investigation against the Socialist Party of the Oppressed.

The Board of Protection of Minors from Obscene Publications announced the children’s book "Magical Rainbow", to be an obscene publication.

The date of the first session of actress Rania Youssef’s trial for public indecency and contempt of religion was set on 21 February.

Freemuse joins Belarus Free Theatre’s call to ensure freedom of artistic expression in Belarus – a right that is ensured under the country’s international human rights obligations.

Ahnaf Jazeem remains in detention after being arrested in May 2020 under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in relation to his poetry book.

In preparation of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Bangladesh in 2023, Freemuse, Drik, and PEN International have submitted a mid-term report.

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.

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”.

The trial had been adjourned to 6 April 2021, and German authorities rejected Turkey's request for taking the artist's statement in Germany.

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