Highlighting seven statistics from our new report on women and artistic freedom to mark seven decades of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Cuba’s controversial new Decree 349 has officially come into effect, but how it will be enforced is yet to be determined.

Several radio stations in North America have stopped playing the holiday classic 'Baby, It’s Cold Outside' following complaints about its lyrics.

Cuban police have arrested performance artist Tania Bruguera and several other Cuban artists over Decree 349 protests.

Schoolchildren’s drawings depicting same-sex couples have been seized by Russian police and checked to see if they propagate “non-traditional values”.

Lawyers have dropped legal action against Egyptian actress Rania Youssef, who they accused of "inciting debauchery" for wearing a see-through dress.

Film director Kazım Öz was arrested by Turkish authorities on charges of “membership in a terror group” and “terrorist propaganda”.

Freemuse urges Somali authorities to investigate killing of cleric Sheikh Abdiweli Ali Elmi and 17 worshippers for playing music.

A group of Cuban artists was arrested before a scheduled public meditation as part of their campaign against the controversial new Decree 349.

A cat mural by street artist Joachim in Chichester, England was removed after complaints it was “inappropriate” and “attracting antisocial behaviour”.