Freemuse welcomes Kelsang Yarphel’s release but remains concerned that it only comes after he served out his four-year prison sentence.

In 2017, Freemuse began its Let Women Sing campaign, shining a spotlight on female artists, who face some very violent and direct censorship restrictions globally. The right to perform at a festival isn’t the same for everyone. In some countries, female musicians are censored, attacked, threatened or even killed, simply …

Pakistan's relationship with music remains tenuous with religious leaders and police threatening and raiding music events or banning music outright.

A Tokyo court upheld a 2016 ruling fining artist Megumi Igarashi 400,000 yen (USD $3,500) for distributing obscene material related to her “vagina art”.

On 4 June 2017, two Mount Gambier radio DJs received a text message from the station's board telling them their was being shut down for indecency.

Artist Chen Yunfei was sentenced to 4 years in prison for “picking quarrels & provoking trouble” related to his art and criticism of the Chinese government.

In mid-June 2017, K-pop group Apink and K-pop singer Mina, from group Twice, received death threats, via social media and phone, respectively.

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.

Chinese media blocked live coverage of the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards every time mention was made of Hong Kong crime film ‘Trivisa’.

Two large pieces of art by art collective Pangrok Sulap were removed from the Escape from the SEA exhibition allegedly due to complaints over content.