Freemuse renews its call for Turkish authorities to release imprisoned artist Zehra Doğan, who was jailed over a painting.

A 14-year-old boy in England was banned from performing a drag act at his school’s end-of-year talent show because it was deemed “age inappropriate”.

Nine members of Teatr.Doc were detained by Moscow police officers who suggested that the members appeared as though they were using drugs.

Russian actor Anton Makarsky has been banned from entering Ukraine for three years because he previously visited Crimea.

Three student activists were detained and fined over an artistic protest supporting LGBT rights outside a Belarusian government ministry.

On 11 July 2018 the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor Office’s indictment accusing Turkish rapper Ezhel of “encouraging drug use” was accepted.

The European Court of Human Rights has criticised Russia for its “exceptionally severe” treatment of Pussy Riot after its 2012 performance in Moscow.

Turkish singer Zuhal Olcay received a suspended jail sentence of 11 months and 20 days for “insulting” President Erdoğan during a performance.

Russian artist leaves Russia in pursuit of political asylum in France due to threats regarding a caricature drawn of a nationalist lawmaker.

Thirty protesters from a local extremist group disrupted the performance of “Our Violence and Your Violence” by Croatian director Oliver Frljic.