Ukrainian blogger and satirist Serhii Poyarkov was sued by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who accused him of threats of violence against him.

A Moscow court has sentenced theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov to three years’ probation on charges of embezzlement.

Musicians Ferhat Tunç, Pınar Aydınlar and writer Gökhan Yavuzel received death threats on social media.

ART UNDER THREAT IN 2016: WHAT DROVE VIOLATIONS The following section of the Art under Threat in 2016 report explores the issues and tendencies that drove governments and other groups to limit artistic expression. TABLE OF CONTENTS * Click on the following titles to be taken to that part of …

ART UNDER THREAT IN 2016: RUSSIA SERIOUS VIOLATIONS: 10 ACTS OF CENSORSHIP: 16 Religious orthodoxy and political nationalism, under the guise of morality and protectionism, continued to be the main motivations behind attacks on artistic freedom in Russia in 2016. While Russia has moved from the third country with the …

ART UNDER THREAT IN 2016: TURKEY SERIOUS VIOLATIONS: 23 ACTS OF CENSORSHIP: 13 2016 was a year when the situation for freedom of expression in Turkey went from bad to worse. The attempted coup against President Erdoğan on 15 July 2016 and the following State of Emergency led to a …

Sweden - 15 May 2019: Freemuse Executive Director Dr. Srirak Plipat spoke at the Swedish Performing Arts Biennial 2019.

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

Polish Radio 3 was accused of censoring a song which is criticising the government and was created by Kazik Staszewski.

  About The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra which is banned from performing in the countries from which most of its musicians come Directed by Paul SmacznyLanguage: English. 90 minutes Germany and Palestine. 2005 Read more…