‘I do not know if I will be able to show this work in France at all, because I don't know who is going to dare to do that.’
Read More »France: Gengis Khan exhibit postponed after attempted censorship
A history museum in Nantes, France, decided to postpone an exhibition about Mongol emperor Gengis Khan to 2024 due to Chinese “censorial interference”.
Read More »Freemuse condemns the killing of Samuel Paty motivated by his teachings about free speech
Teacher Samuel Paty was killed by an 18-year old, after showing his students a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad during a free speech class.
Read More »France: Artist targeted over a kiss during the performance
French singer Hoshi has received threats on social media platforms after she kissed one of her dancers during the performance of Amour Censure.
Read More »Twitter censors cartoon by Charlie Hebdo’s Charb
Twitter has censored a cartoon by Charb, who was killed in the 2015 attack on the Charlie Hebdo headquarters in Paris.
Read More »France: Controversial theatre play about Indigenous Canadians cancelled
Kanata, a play portraying Canadian Indigenous history, was cancelled after some co-producers withdrew funding following “aggressive controversy”.
Read More »France: Play cancelled, then rescheduled, over religious concerns on LGBT content
A play set to be performed in private catholic schools was cancelled over its gender equality material; the decision was reversed days later.
Read More »France: Film poster taken down over indecency
On 22 September 2017, a “Nos Années Folles” film poster, featuring nudity and a transvestite man, was removed from a cinema in Senlis by a public servant.
Read More »France: Louvre censors artwork over vandalism concerns
Louvre Museum management censored Dutch collective Atelier Van Lieshout's sculpture “Domestikator”, which they deemed indecent and could trigger violence.
Read More »France: Congolese musicians’ shows cancelled
On 15 July 2017, Paris police cancelled a concert by Congolese musician Héritier Watanabe after the venue received multiple threats of "a new Bataclan".
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