Turkish prosecutors have reopened the case of Aslı Erdoğan, with charges of membership of a terrorist organization, and undermining national unity.

Azad Bedran has been sentenced to three years and nine months imprisonment for his song Partizan and its music video.

Adriana Tamariz was discharged from her office after organizing an event where an art project was assumed to be a criticism of the government.

Ethiopian singer, songwriter and Oromo ethnic group activist Hachalu Hundessa was shot in Addis Ababa and died of wounds in hospital.

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

Uyghur signer Sanubar Tursun was booked to perform at a ceremony organised by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, but she did not appear.

Celebrated Uyghur singer Zahirshah Ablimit and his parents are reportedly being detained in re-education camps in Xinjiang.

Nine wedding singers in Turkey were detained and taken to court for allegedly praising terror organisations during wedding ceremony performances.

German-Kurdish singer Singer Hozan Cane was sentenced to six years and three months in jail for "being a member in a terrorist organisation".

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