30 sea sculptures were demolished for being “anti-Islamic” and a threat to the “Islamic unity and peace within the Maldivian state”.
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The Musicians Syndicate cancelled its decision to ban Egyptian artist Sherine (real name Sherine Abdel-Wahab) from singing on 4 June 2019.
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Targeting and persecuting female artist has become a trend observed in Iran relating to religious regulations.
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University campuses in the USA have been host to the emerging trend of censoring artworks–historical or otherwise–in an extension of what is known as the ‘cancel culture’ movement.
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Iranian Education Minister has deemed videos of schoolchildren dancing as “disturbing” and part of the greater plot to undermine the Islamic Republic.
Read More »Poland: Protesters go bananas over the removal of ‘scandalous’ artwork
The removal of two video installations on 27 April at the National Museum in Warsaw has led to a series of banana-eating protests across Poland.
Read More »Egypt: Poet Galal El-Behairy has been conditionally released from the Civilian Court case
Poet will stay behind bars, having been sentenced to 3 years in prison and 10 000 Egyptian pounds (480 euros) fine in the Military Court in Cairo.
Read More »Russia: Teen theatre artists questioned under ‘gay propaganda’ law
Russian authorities have cancelled a youth theatre play for promoting “hatred against men and non-traditional family relations”.
Read More »Russia: Rapper has appeal rejected as Moscow court upholds music video ban
The Tagansky Court in Moscow, Russia upheld the ban of the rapper Husky´s clip Judas as legal.
Read More »Singapore: ‘Satanic’ Swedish metal band’s gig cancelled ‘for reasons of public order’
Swedish metal band Watain’s concert in Singapore was cancelled following concerns about its "history of denigrating religions and promoting violence".
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