On 7 June 2018, the previously blocked film “Kaala” was screened on a limited release within the southern state of Karnataka despite protests.

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

Writers Kancha Ilaiah & Hansda Showvendra Sekhar have suffered long-term intimidation by various groups over their literary works.

The Islamic central advisory council in Jammu and Kashmir state’s Kishtwar district banned music at weddings, threatening a “social boycott” for non-compliers.

Amad Khan, a folk musician in Rajasthan, India, who sang religious songs, was allegedly killed in Dantal village after a performance due to poor singing.

On 24 April 2017, India's film appellate tribunal overturned a decision by the film censorship board, clearing film ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ for release.

Indian stand-up comic Kunal Kamra received death threats over a video of one of his sets that he uploaded on YouTube on 1 March 2017.

The 2016 compilation provides insight on threats to artistic freedom in Poland, Turkey, Greece, India and Vietnam.

46 clerics & Islamic organisations issued a fatwa banning singer Nahid Afrin from singing at a show just days after Suhana Syed received online threats.

India’s Central Board of Film Certification has refused to certify film ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’, which revolves around the stories of four women.