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Repeatedly arrested since 2019 for his poetry and activism, Mohamed was sentenced in January 2025 to one year in prison on politically motivated charges. ARC calls for his immediate and unconditional release and for all charges linked to his peaceful expression to be dropped.

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#DefendingEachOther #ArtisticFreedom #ArtistsAtRisk

ARC’s Julie Trebault, and Achiro P. Olwoch-playwright, novelist, and filmmaker-shared urgent reflections on collective action, artistic freedom, and creative solidarity in the face of authoritarianism.

No matter where he is in the world, Chadian dancer and choreographer Taigué Ahmed continues to dream boldly of dance’s potential as a salve for the body–traumatized, dispossessed, or forgotten–and as a powerful means for storytelling.

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Watch her powerful feminist anthem “Ni Una Menos.”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbQ_...

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Lane performs onstage in Berlin in 2018. Photo credit: Nika Kramer.

Watch her conversation with Aruna D’Souza on censorship and resistance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkoM...

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🇰🇪 ARC spotlights Javan the Poet, a Kenyan musician using his art to speak truth to power and denounce inequality, police brutality, and human rights abuses.

“Art can give a voice to the voiceless.”

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#Kenya #GenZProtests #ArtistSpotlight

ARC is also hosting an Artist Safety Consultation — learn more!

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#DefendingEachOther #CECArtsLink #ArtisticFreedom

For Iranian artist Samaneh Atef, art is both survival and defiance. In exile in France, she continues to amplify the courage of Iranian women through her powerful work.

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#Iran #ArtistSpotlight #WomenLifeFreedom

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@nytimes.com #MuseumsMatter #ArtisticFreedom #AcademicFreedom

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Image credit: "Omen: Part 1," Image courtesy of the artist.

#Myanmar #ArtistSpotlight

Bart, a Burmese visual artist, rose to prominence for his viral series Seeing Red, capturing live reactions to Myanmar’s Spring Revolution. By day, he joined protesters; by night, he drew and painted. Today, he continues his socially-engaged creative work in exile.