“An attack on these cultural sites is a war crime as defined by the International Criminal Court and should be treated thus,” says Freemuse Executive Director Dr. Srirak Plipat, “Further, these threats show an alarming disregard to cultural heritage, the international cultural community, and humanity at large. Freemuse condemns this threat and calls on the USA standby the international law they have agreed to in order to protect these basic human rights and freedoms.”

Moroccan rapper Gnawi (real name Mohamed Mounir), has been sentenced to a year in prison for insulting the government.

Musician Cherif Atmani was arrested in Tizi Ouzou for carrying posters calling for the rejection of the presidential elections.

Writer Ahmet Altan has been re-arrested just over a week after his release after serving three years in prison on terror charges.

The appeals court upheld satirist Keyomars Marzban’s sentence of 23 years of imprisonment for writing on websites funded by the United States.

Freemuse speaks with political cartoonist Khalid Albaih on his polarising work and why it was never really about the cartoons at all.

Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to one year in prison for "spreading propaganda" against the Islamic republic.

Freemuse calls on the General Judiciary of the Province of Tehran to repeal harsh sentencing of Confess band members Nikan “Siyanor” Khosravi and Arash “Chemical” Ilkhani and allow the musicians to return to Iran without fear of reprisal for expressing themselves artistically.

The Musicians Syndicate cancelled its decision to ban Egyptian artist Sherine (real name Sherine Abdel-Wahab) from singing on 4 June 2019.

Targeting and persecuting female artist has become a trend observed in Iran relating to religious regulations.