Freemuse launched its flagship report on The State of Artistic Freedom 2021 on 25 February 2021 during the Re:Writing the Future Festival in Berlin.  

Rapper and social leader Sneider Múñoz Silv, a.k.a JS was shooted six times by two hitmen in his neighbourhood located in Cali, Colombia.

Three Pussy Riot members arrested by Moscow's police officers in Russia’s mass pro-Navalny protests for allegedly violating Covid-19 restrictions.

Authorities of two Polish towns sued an activist and filmmaker Bart Staszewski for alleged false news represented in his artistic project about LGBT Free Zones.

The military intelligence services arrested Congolese musician Idengo Delcato for an alleged “offence of contempt” of authorities in a song.

Russian court banned Japanese anime films Death Note, Inuyashiki, and Tokyo Ghoul from three web sites for allegedly being dangerous to the youth.

YouTube censored the last video clip of Rap Against Dictatorship following an alleged legal complaint from the government.

Progressive India Collective, PEN America's Artists at Risk Connection, Freemuse, and Reclaiming India call to dismiss all charges against Munawar Faruqui and his friends.

Cartoonist Safer Selvi acquitted after being tried at Istambul Penal Court for "insulting the president" on 11 comics he created between 2014 and 2017.

Cortoonist Ashraf Hamdi arrested on false news and social media misuse charges for posting a video on Facebook dedicated to Egypt’s 2011 revolution.