Azad Bedran has been sentenced to three years and nine months imprisonment for his song Partizan and its music video.

M-Josh was threatened by a member the Nigerian army for the song Movie In Aso Rock concerning human rights violations and the military in Nigeria.

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

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 …

In 2019, LGBTI artists and art continue to be at greater risk when it comes to expressing themselves artistically.

Ugandan musician Ziggy Wine has died on 4 August 2019 as a result of injuries sustained after being abducted and tortured reports BBC Africa.

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has passed an order banning singing of the Sudanese national anthem in his absence.

Censorship due to nudity has become an issue amongst digital spaces making it harder for artists to share their work.

17-year-old Elijah Al-Amin was stabbed and killed for listening to rap music on 4 July 2019. The attacker felt "unsafe" because of rap music.