“It turned into a place where it became impossible to breathe,” says feminist visual artist Özgül Arslan about Turkey.
Turkey “turned into a place where it became impossible to breathe”
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Student reading list: Art and protest
Art has been used as a form of protest during times of crisis throughout history. It is a popular and, at times, effective platform to express opinions about societal problems
Open letter to Bahraini authorities: Drop all charges and release Nabeel Rajab
NGOs are concerned that, with Nabeel Rajab’s appeal hearing scheduled on 31 December, authorities may be planning to increase his sentence under cover of the world’s celebrations of the new year.
Gatekeepers of censorship: Contemporary erotic art in a digital age
Join Julia Farrington, associate arts producer at Index on Censorship, psychoanalyst and professor Adam Phillips, and artist Celia Hempton as they discuss the challenges in creating erotic art in today’s contemporary art world with journalist and broadcaster Kirsty Wark.
NetBlocks tool tracks cost of internet shutdowns
“Internet shutdowns are increasingly used by governments to control the flow of information, particularly around elections or political unrest.”
Tania Bruguera: Injustice exists because previous injustices were not challenged
Tania Bruguera who was detained last week with fellow artists in Cuba for protesting against Decree 349, an artistic censorship law, has written an open letter
Index joins show of solidarity with Cuba’s jailed artists: “Art should not be criminalised”
Index on Censorship joined others at the Tate Modern today in a show of solidarity with those artists arrested in Cuba for peacefully protesting Decree 349, a law that will severely limit artistic freedom in the country
A global call: No to Cuba’s Decree 349
The decree does not include anything new to the current practice of the Cuban government, but it does offer a legal cover to a reactionary, ancient and regressive practice
Artist in Exile: Eddy Munyaneza driven to become the man behind the camera
Eddy Munyaneza is an award-winning filmmaker who was forced into exile when he created documentaries about Burundi’s president Pierre Nkurunziza, who was running for a third term and the political crisis that followed.
Cuba: Index calls for the immediate release of artists arrested for peacefully protesting law that will limit artistic freedom
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Update: All arrested artists have now been released, although they remain under police surveillance. Cuba's vice...
Petitions, letters, and press releases from Index on Censorship