An Indian artist has faced backlash over his illustration of a bloodied sanitary pad ahead of a festival celebrating the Hindu goddess Durga.

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.