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Today, Index and others call for the release of Algerian poet #MohamedTadjadit ahead of upcoming court dates. If found guilty, he could face the death penalty. Tadjadit is being persecuted for his poetry and peaceful activism. All charges must be dropped:
www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/11/join...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Today, Index and others call for the release of Algerian poet #MohamedTadjadit ahead of upcoming court dates. If found guilty, he could face the death penalty. Tadjadit is being persecuted for his poetry and peaceful activism. All charges must be dropped:
www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/11/join...
www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/11/join...
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Ahead of upcoming court dates on 11 and 30 November 2025, Freemuse joins local, regional and international organisations to reiterate their calls on the Algerian authorities to drop all charges and release poet and activist Mohamed Tadjadit and his 12 co-defendants.
www.freemuse.org/free-mohamed...
www.freemuse.org/free-mohamed...
Free Mohamed Tadjadit - Freemuse
Joint statement demands immediate release of Algerian Hirak poet Mohamed Tadjadit risking a death penalty sentence ahead of November 11 hearing. Ahead of upcoming court dates on 11 and 30 November 202...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Ahead of upcoming court dates on 11 and 30 November 2025, Freemuse joins local, regional and international organisations to reiterate their calls on the Algerian authorities to drop all charges and release poet and activist Mohamed Tadjadit and his 12 co-defendants.
www.freemuse.org/free-mohamed...
www.freemuse.org/free-mohamed...
A court has overturned the ban on “Turn and See Back: Revisiting Trans Revolutions in Türkiye”, an exhibition hosted last summer at Depo, one of Istanbul’s leading independent art spaces.
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#ArtisticFreedom #Türkiye
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#ArtisticFreedom #Türkiye
A Fragile Victory for Artistic Freedom in Türkiye - Freemuse
Human rights violations against LGBTQ+ individuals are escalating in Türkiye, where Pride Marches and Pride Month events have been banned for more than a decade. A new draft law package expected to be...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
A court has overturned the ban on “Turn and See Back: Revisiting Trans Revolutions in Türkiye”, an exhibition hosted last summer at Depo, one of Istanbul’s leading independent art spaces.
Read the full article here: www.freemuse.org/a-fragile-vi...
#ArtisticFreedom #Türkiye
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#ArtisticFreedom #Türkiye
Freemuse joins other international human rights and cultural organisations to express deep concern over the deteriorating human rights landscape in the United Republic of Tanzania and its direct, stifling impact on the creative sector.
November 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Freemuse joins other international human rights and cultural organisations to express deep concern over the deteriorating human rights landscape in the United Republic of Tanzania and its direct, stifling impact on the creative sector.
The Day of the Dead on 2 November is a tradition observed across Latin America, honouring deceased loved ones and celebrating their lives. This year, Freemuse joins the celebration as an act of resistance and a testament to memory serving artistic freedom.
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Day of the Dead: Artists Caught Between War and Cartels - Freemuse
The Day of the Dead on 2 November is a tradition observed across Latin America, honouring deceased loved ones and celebrating their lives. This year, Freemuse joins the celebration as an act of resist...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The Day of the Dead on 2 November is a tradition observed across Latin America, honouring deceased loved ones and celebrating their lives. This year, Freemuse joins the celebration as an act of resistance and a testament to memory serving artistic freedom.
www.freemuse.org/day-of-the-d...
www.freemuse.org/day-of-the-d...
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Introducing Khalid Albaih - Arts category nominee for this year’s Freedom of Expression Awards! Albaih is a Sudanese independent political cartoonist renowned for his incisive human rights advocacy, shared globally under the name "Khartoon." Learn more: www.indexoncensorship.org/awards-2025-...
October 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Introducing Khalid Albaih - Arts category nominee for this year’s Freedom of Expression Awards! Albaih is a Sudanese independent political cartoonist renowned for his incisive human rights advocacy, shared globally under the name "Khartoon." Learn more: www.indexoncensorship.org/awards-2025-...
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We are delighted to see our friend and ally Khalid Albaih recognised in the shortlist for this year’s Freedom of Expression Awards from Index on Censorship.
The Arts category honours artists and arts producers whose work challenges repression and injustice and celebrates artistic free expression. This year’s nominees are Khalid Albaih, Sai █████ and Mohamed Tadjadit. Learn more: www.indexoncensorship.org/awards-2025-...
Awards 2025 arts shortlist - Index on Censorship
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October 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We are delighted to see our friend and ally Khalid Albaih recognised in the shortlist for this year’s Freedom of Expression Awards from Index on Censorship.
"[Musicians] demonstrate a new sincerity, a new honesty, that is a huge contrast against the awful cynicism of those in power.” An excellent piece on the Kremlin's unsuccessful attempts to suppress song.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Moscow Can’t Stop the Music
The Kremlin is trying to suppress songs that defy Putin’s rule. It isn’t working.
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October 9, 2025 at 8:11 AM
"[Musicians] demonstrate a new sincerity, a new honesty, that is a huge contrast against the awful cynicism of those in power.” An excellent piece on the Kremlin's unsuccessful attempts to suppress song.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Koalisi Seni, an Indonesian advocacy group for artistic freedom, has released a new report, Cerita Lama Berulang Kembali (Same Old, Same Old)—a decade-high. Of the sixty documented violations, more than half, thirty-eight, were in music. Read the full article here:
www.freemuse.org/same-old-sam...
www.freemuse.org/same-old-sam...
Same Old, Same Old: Censorship’s Quiet Routine - Freemuse
Imagine a smart, cheeky report with a playful visual language. Nothing like the typical output of human-rights groups. But, its harmless-looking cover, belies its contents. Koalisi Seni, an Indonesian...
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October 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Koalisi Seni, an Indonesian advocacy group for artistic freedom, has released a new report, Cerita Lama Berulang Kembali (Same Old, Same Old)—a decade-high. Of the sixty documented violations, more than half, thirty-eight, were in music. Read the full article here:
www.freemuse.org/same-old-sam...
www.freemuse.org/same-old-sam...
Freemuse welcomes the 11 September release of 52 political prisoners in Belarus, including artist Aljaksei Silenka. Yet 1,197 remain jailed as of 2 October. We call on the Belarusian authorities to free all unlawfully detained and end politically motivated persecution.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Belarus frees political prisoners in exchange for easing of US sanctions
Fifty-two prisoners have been released, but more than 1,000 political prisoners remain in jail.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Freemuse welcomes the 11 September release of 52 political prisoners in Belarus, including artist Aljaksei Silenka. Yet 1,197 remain jailed as of 2 October. We call on the Belarusian authorities to free all unlawfully detained and end politically motivated persecution.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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🇪🇬 Cartoonist Ashraf Omar is still imprisoned 14 months after he was arrested. #freeAshrafOmar 🧵 4/7
September 30, 2025 at 1:47 AM
🇪🇬 Cartoonist Ashraf Omar is still imprisoned 14 months after he was arrested. #freeAshrafOmar 🧵 4/7
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🇹🇷 Zehra Ömeroğlu finally receives the Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award at Lakes International Comic Art Festival. 🧵 3/7
September 30, 2025 at 1:47 AM
🇹🇷 Zehra Ömeroğlu finally receives the Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award at Lakes International Comic Art Festival. 🧵 3/7
Read Emma Shapiro's article in Hyperallergic on the Freemuse report on artistic freedom, alongside Article 19's Global Expression report. hyperallergic.com/1043369/new-...
New Reports Expose the Global Toll of Censorship
Two dossiers paint an urgent quantitative picture of the rapidly growing suppression of free expression and artistic freedom.
hyperallergic.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Read Emma Shapiro's article in Hyperallergic on the Freemuse report on artistic freedom, alongside Article 19's Global Expression report. hyperallergic.com/1043369/new-...
Slovenian artist Maja Smrekar is suing right-wing Slovenian Democratic Party for misusing her performance art, K-9_topology: Hybrid Family, in a referendum campaign. She is defending artistic freedom and reflecting on increasing pressure for self-censorship.
www.freemuse.org/maja-smrekar...
www.freemuse.org/maja-smrekar...
Maja Smrekar: When politics and religion control women’s bodies, they control art - Freemuse
Slovenian artist Maja Smrekar is suing the right-wing Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), for misusing her work – a performance in which she breastfed her puppy – during a referendum campaign on pension...
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September 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Slovenian artist Maja Smrekar is suing right-wing Slovenian Democratic Party for misusing her performance art, K-9_topology: Hybrid Family, in a referendum campaign. She is defending artistic freedom and reflecting on increasing pressure for self-censorship.
www.freemuse.org/maja-smrekar...
www.freemuse.org/maja-smrekar...
Webinar: Human Rights and the Production of Disaggregated Data on Roma
22 September 4:00 PM (CET)
Language: English and Spanish
This webinar aims to strengthen efforts to generate and use disaggregated data on human rights and Roma communities.
Agenda, register and background at tinyurl.com/y97mbea7
22 September 4:00 PM (CET)
Language: English and Spanish
This webinar aims to strengthen efforts to generate and use disaggregated data on human rights and Roma communities.
Agenda, register and background at tinyurl.com/y97mbea7
September 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Webinar: Human Rights and the Production of Disaggregated Data on Roma
22 September 4:00 PM (CET)
Language: English and Spanish
This webinar aims to strengthen efforts to generate and use disaggregated data on human rights and Roma communities.
Agenda, register and background at tinyurl.com/y97mbea7
22 September 4:00 PM (CET)
Language: English and Spanish
This webinar aims to strengthen efforts to generate and use disaggregated data on human rights and Roma communities.
Agenda, register and background at tinyurl.com/y97mbea7
The International Association of Art Critics (AICA International) urges Germany to protect artistic freedom while combating antisemitism, warning that current practices risk fostering de facto censorship and self-censorship in the cultural sector.
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AICA Statement on Freedom of Expression in the Arts in Germany after the Hamas Attacks of October 2023 — AICA International
Headline: AICA urges Germany to protect artistic freedom while combating antisemitism, warning that current practices risk fostering de facto censorship and self-censorship in the cultural sector. ...
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September 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The International Association of Art Critics (AICA International) urges Germany to protect artistic freedom while combating antisemitism, warning that current practices risk fostering de facto censorship and self-censorship in the cultural sector.
aicainternational.news/agora/2025/9...
aicainternational.news/agora/2025/9...
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OPEN CALL: To the Kids Who Live - an online exhibition of work created in solidarity with Palestine. Curated by Bosla Arts’ artist-in-residence Rand Hamdallah!
Deadline 30 September 2025 🎨
Learn more & apply: www.boslaarts.com/blog/open-ca...
Deadline 30 September 2025 🎨
Learn more & apply: www.boslaarts.com/blog/open-ca...
September 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
OPEN CALL: To the Kids Who Live - an online exhibition of work created in solidarity with Palestine. Curated by Bosla Arts’ artist-in-residence Rand Hamdallah!
Deadline 30 September 2025 🎨
Learn more & apply: www.boslaarts.com/blog/open-ca...
Deadline 30 September 2025 🎨
Learn more & apply: www.boslaarts.com/blog/open-ca...
The International Association of Art Critics (AICA International) expresses deep concern and protests the recent conviction of cultural manager Sebastián Coronel, head of the independent space La Chispa in Asunción, Paraguay.
Read the statement here:
aicainternational.news/agora/2025/8...
Read the statement here:
aicainternational.news/agora/2025/8...
Statement Against the Conviction of Sebastian Coronel, Head of the independent space La Chispa in Asunción — AICA International
The International Association of Art Critics (AICA International), wishes to express its deep concern and protest at the recent conviction of cultural manager Sebastián Coronel, head of the independen...
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September 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The International Association of Art Critics (AICA International) expresses deep concern and protests the recent conviction of cultural manager Sebastián Coronel, head of the independent space La Chispa in Asunción, Paraguay.
Read the statement here:
aicainternational.news/agora/2025/8...
Read the statement here:
aicainternational.news/agora/2025/8...
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Over a year after Vail, Colorado, cancelled an artist residency over a pro-Palestine artwork, Indigenous painter Danielle SeeWalker has settled a civil rights lawsuit brought by the ACLU.
Colorado Town Settles With Native Artist Who Brought Free Speech Lawsuit
The town of Vail canceled Danielle SeeWalker’s residency last year after she shared an unrelated painting in support of Palestine on her Instagram.
hyperallergic.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Over a year after Vail, Colorado, cancelled an artist residency over a pro-Palestine artwork, Indigenous painter Danielle SeeWalker has settled a civil rights lawsuit brought by the ACLU.
One year ago, Chinese artist and U.S. resident Gao Zhen was detained in Hebei, China. He remains in prison without trial, his health failing, his family silenced. Freemuse joins sixteen other rights organisations to demand his immediate release.
See the joint statement here:
hrf.org/latest/joint...
See the joint statement here:
hrf.org/latest/joint...
August 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
One year ago, Chinese artist and U.S. resident Gao Zhen was detained in Hebei, China. He remains in prison without trial, his health failing, his family silenced. Freemuse joins sixteen other rights organisations to demand his immediate release.
See the joint statement here:
hrf.org/latest/joint...
See the joint statement here:
hrf.org/latest/joint...
The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) webinar 'Satire on Trial: The Case of Leman and the Shrinking Space for Media in Turkey', held on 28 July, examined growing challenges for satirists. Watch the full discussion: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqMc...
Satire on Trial: The Case of Leman and the Shrinking Space for Media in Turkey
YouTube video by Media Freedom Rapid Response
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August 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) webinar 'Satire on Trial: The Case of Leman and the Shrinking Space for Media in Turkey', held on 28 July, examined growing challenges for satirists. Watch the full discussion: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqMc...
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After an Indigenous artist included pro-Palestine visuals and slogans in a commissioned mural at the Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum in Illinois, the institution terminated its contract with the artist, painted over the mural, and temporarily closed its doors to the public.
Indigenous Museum Closes Temporarily After Whitewashing Pro-Palestine Mural
Artist Jamie John said he feels “betrayed” by the Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum, which covered up a preliminary underpainting for his mural commission.
hyperallergic.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
After an Indigenous artist included pro-Palestine visuals and slogans in a commissioned mural at the Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum in Illinois, the institution terminated its contract with the artist, painted over the mural, and temporarily closed its doors to the public.
Freemuse is looking forward to the World Forum of Democracy in Strasbourg in November where we will be presenting our Building Bridges-Defending Artistic Freedom project under the 'Time for Ideas' session. Read more: www.coe.int/en/web/world...
Programme of the World Forum for Democracy 2025 - world-forum-democracy - www.coe.int
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August 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Freemuse is looking forward to the World Forum of Democracy in Strasbourg in November where we will be presenting our Building Bridges-Defending Artistic Freedom project under the 'Time for Ideas' session. Read more: www.coe.int/en/web/world...