On 11 June 2018, writer and publisher, Shahzahan Bachchu was allegedly murdered by Islamic extremists in his home village of Kakaldi in Bangladesh.

Evaristo Páramos, singer for band Gatillazo, was retained by the Spanish Civil Guard after shouting “policemen, you are sons of bitches” on stage.

University of Otago staff destroyed hundreds of copies of a student magazine after external members and organisations deemed the cover offensive.

From 14 September, theatre play will be performed in Malta following European Court of Human Right’s unanimous ruling to overturn a decade-long ban.

Prominent Uyghur pop star Ablajan Awut Ayup disappeared in February 2018 without any information given on his whereabouts or reason for detention.

Theatre owners in West Bengal state refused to screen film Danga: The Riot (1946 Calcutta Killings) claiming they were pressured by local authorities.

Egyptian poet Galal El-Behairy shares poem he wrote while in detention in Egypt's Tora Prison awaiting his verdict in military court on 27 June 2018.

Kenya Film Classification Board banned Wanuri Kahiu's film Rafiki over its LGBT content depicting a love story between two women.

Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour is set be sentenced on 31 May after an Israeli court convicted her of supporting a terrorist organisation.

On 14 May 2018, Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov went on hunger strike to demand the release of 64 Ukrainians held in Russia on political grounds.