On 13 October 2019, a DJ was killed in a cafe in the Leningrad region because of the music he had been playing.

Freemuse speaks with the international organisation on the state of artistic freedom for cartoonists globally, discussing why cartoonists are so “essential to our democracies”.

“We stand with the artist and urge authorities to provide a just and commensurate response to his case,” says Delphine Pawlik, Freemuse Programme Manager.

Russian theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov has been released from house arrest after 20 months of detention and announced his return to work.

After five years in a Russian prison, Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov has finally been released in a prisoner exchange between Ukrainian and Russian governments.

Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov has been on hunger strike since 14 May to demand the release of 64 Ukrainians held in Russia on political grounds.

An arrest warrant was issued against musician Ferhat Tunç for "spreading terrorist propaganda" before the closing of the investigation.

Roskilde Festival Gives 1,5 m DKK Grant Over Three Years. Freemuse Calls For Artistic Freedom Defenders.

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

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.