Pussy Riot member Peter Verzilov was detained and sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest because he allegedly used "obscene language".

Australian filmmaker Kalani Gacon was detained after he recorded a protest in Nepal against the government’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis.

Ukrainian blogger and satirist Serhii Poyarkov was sued by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who accused him of threats of violence against him.

Cuban visual artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and rapper Maykel Osorbo were taken while on their way to file a complaint against police brutality.

A Moscow court has sentenced theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov to three years’ probation on charges of embezzlement.

Visual artist Pascale Tarraf was interrogated because of her critiques of President Michel Aoun and his mandate in her Facebook posts.

Musicians Ferhat Tunç, Pınar Aydınlar and writer Gökhan Yavuzel received death threats on social media.

Cartoonist Rafat Alkhateeb has been bullied on social media after he posted a cartoon, in which he portrayed Prime Minister Omar Razzaz.

Chilean artists were threatened and had their Instagram account hacked because of the visual installation on effects of COVID-19 lockdown.

After spending eight days in police custody, comedian Idris Sultan appeared in a court in Dar es Salaam and was released on cash bail.