Rapper Tray Savage was shot dead while driving in the Chatham district of south Chicago, Illinois. As for now, motivation is still unknown.

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

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.

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.

Two actors, director, and producer were arrested for almost 24 hours because of their participation in a play about two gay police officers.

Freemuse, PEN America, Karima Bennoune, UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights and David Kaye, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression hosted an expert meeting in New York.

The vocalist of Salvadoran metal band Apes of God was killed while the group was performing a concert in the town of Armenia in El Salvador.

17-year-old Elijah Al-Amin was stabbed and killed for listening to rap music on 4 July 2019. The attacker felt "unsafe" because of rap music.