Leninsky District Court sentenced street artist Timofey Radya to 39 hours of forced labour for participating in a protest in support of Alexei Navalny.

The İstanbul 30th Heavy Penal Court merged the case of five artists charged with “attempt to overthrow the government” to the main Gezi trial.

Two unidentified men killed narcocorrido singer Alex Quintero while he was attending a private party.

Cuban authorities forcibly took the artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara’s to a hospital, following his over week-long hunger and thirst strike.

Actor, poet and clown, Manuel de la Cruz had a summary judgment process initiated against him under the charges of “resistance”.

Musician Ivan Pireiko was sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest after he was arrested on charges of “calling for rebellion” in his songs.

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was detained after his release from a previous arrest on 17 April, during which rapper AfrikReina was also arrested.

The Supreme Court of Appeals overturned the conviction and released Turkish writer Ahmet Altan from the Silivri Prison.

Two individuals beat Cuban rapper Maykel Osorbo, broke his nose and took his phone, while Security State officers recorded the situation without intervening.

The Myanmar military arrested actress Eaindra Kyaw Zin and actor Pyay Ti Oo on the “incitement charges” for opposing the military.