The Ukrainian city of Lviv has banned all Russian-language cultural products such as books, films and songs.

Members of Spanish rap group La Insurgencia have had their two-year jail sentences for "supporting terrorism" reduced to six months on appeal.

Musician Ferhat Tunç has been sentenced in Turkey to one year, 11 months and 12 days in prison for “making propaganda of a terrorist organization”.

Ferhat Tunç is being prosecuted for his peaceful expression … again. Your actions are important and can make a difference in Ferhat’s life and the lives of others like him in Turkey. Stand in solidarity with these artists and demand that Turkey drop all the charges against Ferhat Tunç. Ferhat is now having to defend himself in an appeal of the recent ruling and two other pending cases against him. Together, the charges of all three amount to more than 13 years imprisonment.

Turkish singer Mabel Matiz is being investigated over ties to an alleged terrorist organisation for using US dollar bills in a music video clip.

A Belgian court ruled there will be no extradition of Spanish rapper Valtonyc, who was sentenced to jail in Spain for ‘glorifying terrorism’.

Turkish filmmaker Ali Avci was jailed for six years and three months over his feature film portraying President Erdogan at gunpoint.

A family discussing artworks at the state-owned Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow has been caught up in the gallery's crack down on illegal guided tours.

As US-Turkey relations deteriorate, the Turkish state-run broadcaster TRT has stopped showing classic cowboy films on Sunday mornings.

The mayor of Gorinchem in the Netherlands banned urban music from the historic city’s 2018 end of summer festival, citing safety reasons.