Cuba's State Security Department led operations against artists, journalists and activists, who were arrested and held in their homes against their will.

Cuban visual artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and rapper Maykel Osorbo were taken while on their way to file a complaint against police brutality.

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland cancelled the exhibition "The Breath of Empty Space" because of “troubling community response”.

Freemuse has joined civil society organizations and independent press media to denounce Decree Law 370 and support the right to freedom of expression.

Chilean artists were threatened and had their Instagram account hacked because of the visual installation on effects of COVID-19 lockdown.

Rapper Maykel Osorbo was detained by the National Revolution Police while recording a video in which he spoke about local politics and COVID-19.

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The MoMA removed the artwork of artist Ali Yass in advance to prevent tearing up of the drawings as a form of protest planned by the artist.

National Coalition Against Censorship in the U.S. has published a toolkit for organising against theatre censorship in public schools, designed to provide students with the resources to navigate tensions in local communities and lead the fight for artistic freedom.

26 January 2020: Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was released after police detained him near his girlfriend Claudia Genlui Hidalgo's home.