The authorities brought actress Entesar Al-Hammadi to a court in Sanaa twice for the hearings on the grounds of alleged “indecent act” and “drugs possession”.

Two unknown masked individuals stabbed Syrian cartoonist and activist Hadeel Ismail on 16 July 2021 in A’zaz, Syria.

  Freemuse welcomes the important contributions by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967 in his new report spotlighting the legal status of the settlements in accordance with the 1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Freemuse encourages the mandate to explore further developments of this topic pertaining to artistic freedom and creative expressions.  In May 2021, violence between Israel and Palestine culminated in …

Algerian security services arrested Zakia Mohammed after she posted a video online calling on the Algerian authorities to “stop arbitrary arrests”.

Satirist Shady Abu Zaid was released from prison after two years of detention for alleged “spreading fake news” and “joining a terrorist group”.

Lebanese composer Samir Sfeir was released after being detained by the Saudi Arabia authorities since April 2021 for his political opinions.

The ISF Cybercrime Bureau questioned comedian Shaden Fakih over allegedly mocking the ISF in a video criticising the permits system during COVID-19.

The Supreme Court of Appeals overturned the conviction and released Turkish writer Ahmet Altan from the Silivri Prison.

Singer Elie Massaad was called in for questioning regarding one of his songs, after it was attributed to “a great reference in the country”.

Iranian security forces arrested music producers Mohsen and Behrouz Manouchehri in relation to pop singer Sasy’s music video featuring an adult film actress.