On August 1 2019, an exhibition of drawings and art films was cancelled at the Huam-Garok gallery in Seoul, South Korea due to alleged reasons of indecency.

The removal of two video installations on 27 April at the National Museum in Warsaw has led to a series of banana-eating protests across Poland.

Swedish metal band Watain’s concert in Singapore was cancelled following concerns about its "history of denigrating religions and promoting violence".

Backlash over a huge, satanic-looking sculpture at a museum has made its way to the Lahore High Court, which is hearing a petition to have it removed.

Artists in Rio have staged a performance about torture outside a cultural centre after the government ordered it not be performed in public.

A court in Casablanca has ordered the dissolution of Racines, a cultural organisation that promotes culture and advocates for freedom of expression in Morocco.

Members of Yemeni hip-hop dance group WaxOn Crew were detained by police and made to sign a document saying they would stop dancing in public.

Tanzanian hip hop artists Diamond Platnumz and Rayvanny have been banned indefinitely from performing in the country and abroad.

A blogger from Tajikistan says he has received threats for the past year and was attacked in Moscow in front of a police officer.

A street performer dressed as Winnie the Pooh was banned from a public square in Madrid to avoid embarrassing Chinese President Xi Jinping.