About 250 protesters knocked over a controversial Confederate soldier statue known as Silent Sam at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Freemuse and Cadal call for urgent intervention from the international community to save free speech and cultural expression in Cuba.

Los Angeles police are investigating a second death threat against Jimin, a vocalist in K-pop boy band BTS, ahead of the group’s upcoming world tour.

Cuban musician Gorki Águila was temporarily arrested and held in a police car under sweltering temperatures for almost two hours in Havana.

One Grand Gallery in Portland, Oregon removed a controversial artwork of Donald Trump from its shop window after receiving threats of violence.

The University of Kansas removed an altered USA flag after criticism from politicians including the state’s governor Jeff Colyer.

Montreal International Jazz Festival cancelled performances of SLĀV, a show featuring a majority white cast singing African-American slave songs.

The Comisión Nacional de Espectáculos Públicos y Radiofonía announced that eight more songs have been banned due to their “vulgar content”.

Cuban musician Gorki Águila was prevented from traveling to Miami after being informed by Cuban Customs that there was a travel ban placed on him.

Cadal and Freemuse pen joint letter calling on the Delegation of the European Union in Cuba to defend the right to freedom of expression in Cuba.