Egypt’s Syndicate of Musical Professions issued a statement banning 19 Egyptian musicians from performing.

The West Sana’a Court operating under Houthi authorities sentenced four actresses to prison terms on the grounds of “indecency”.

The religious militant organisation Bajrang Dal harassed actors and crew of the TV series Ashram when attempting to film in Bhopal.

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”.

The Kenya Film Classification Board withdrew financial support to Bahati following the release of a video where the artist is smoking a cigar.

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

The Tanzanian National Arts Council (BASATA) banned the song "Mama" by rapper Nay Wa Mitego due to its alleged provocative content.

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

Russian court banned Japanese anime films Death Note, Inuyashiki, and Tokyo Ghoul from three web sites for allegedly being dangerous to the youth.

The Cairo Economic Court has rejected dancer Sama Al-Masry’s complaint to overturn her six-months imprisonment for defaming TV host Reham Saeed.