In the two months since historic mass demonstrations swept through Cuba on July 11, there have been at least 39 documented arrests of artists related to the protests, four of whom were subjected to trial without a jury.

Rapper Toomaj Salehi was released on bail after the Iranian Security Forces arrested him over songs criticising the authorities.

Rapper Nokrolik (real name Yevgeny Petrov) was sentenced to one-year imprisonment for allegedly insulting the President of Belarus in a song.

HKAC cancelled musician and activist Denise Ho's venue for concerts planned to be staged at HKAC due to “public safety” reasons.

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.

Filmmaker Maung Thein Dan was arrested and charged with “supporting anti-government protests” over the alleged sale of anti-coup protests’ footage.

Members of the artistic community in Afghanistan have expressed fears about their personal safety, basics rights and liberties, including their right to freedom of artistic expression. 

Thirteen NGOs issued a joint statement about the Ministry of Justice's letter to the Constitutional Court, relating to two Boğaziçi University students' prosecution.

Five members of the band Irdorath remain detained and face charges for organising actions "that violate public order" in relation to their alleged participation in protests.

Freemuse will be holding its General Assembly the 11th December 2021 and is currently accepting nominations for the Executive Committee elections.