Members of Grup Yorum, Sultan Gökçek and Bergün Varan, were released from jail on bail after they were arrested during the police raid in November 2019.
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Repression of artistic freedom in Turkey amid UPR adoption.
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Belarusian musician and political activist Maria Kolesnikova has reportedly been detained after she refused to leave the country.
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Members of Hungarian University of Theatre and Film Arts’ management announced their resignation as a protest of a board appointed by the government.
Read More »Freemuse urges the European Parliament to send a strong signal in the forthcoming vote on Poland’s rule of law
Freemuse calls for a strong signal in support of all forms of freedom of expression in light of the European Parliament vote on Poland's rule of law.
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Freemuse joins Belarus Free Theatre’s call to ensure freedom of artistic expression in Belarus – a right that is ensured under the country’s international human rights obligations.
Read More »LGBTI art, expression and human rights at Copenhagen Pride 2020
Freemuse organised the session “LGBTI art, expression and human rights” during Copenhagen Pride 2020 and introduced the upcoming report “The Risk of Visibility: LGBTI Artists and Art”.
Read More »LGBTI art, expression and human rights at Copenhagen Pride 2020
Freemuse held the session “LGBTI art, expression and human rights” at Copenhagen Pride and introduced the upcoming report “The Risk of Visibility: LGBTI Artists and Art”.
Read More »Turkey: Author faces renewed charges after acquittal in February
Turkish prosecutors have reopened the case of Aslı Erdoğan, with charges of membership of a terrorist organization, and undermining national unity.
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Pussy Riot members were arrested and briefly detained in Moscow’s Red Square for protesting against the amendments to the Russian constitution.
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