After speaking on AlJazeera, Shahidul Alam was arrested under section 57 of the International Communication and Technology Act for reputedly spreading anti-government propaganda.
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Russian Authorities Order the Destruction of a Digital Artwork
Activists in Russia are protesting the recent order by Russian authorities to destroy a digital print by the art collective Rodina.
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Israeli Court Sentences Palestinian Writer for Posting a Poem on Social Media
The poem, titled “Resist, my people, resist them,” landed the poet in trouble with Israeli authorities.
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Artists Sue City of Memphis for Painting Over Sanctioned Murals
Twelve artists who created murals at the behest of nonprofit Paint Memphis, Inc. are suing the city for buffing five of the murals and threatening to erase three more.
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Spain’s Leading Art Fair Removes Santiago Sierra Work Featuring “Political Prisoners” [UPDATED]
The work features 24 photo portraits of people who have recently been imprisoned in Spain.
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10 Countries Where Art Was Censored in 2017
From a show of queer art shut down in Brazil to a painting removed from an art fair in the United Arab Emirates, cultural censorship was rampant this year.
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Metropolitan Museum Defends Balthus Painting After Petition Demands Its Removal
A petition calling on the Met to remove a painting by Balthus from its walls for its troublingly sexualized depiction of a young girl has gained over 8,000 signatures.
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Curator Called Before Senate Hearing as Brazil’s Right-Wing Groups Target the Arts
The curator of an exhibition on queer art, which was subsequently shut down, is being investigated by the senate for harming children with art.
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Far-Right Criticism Shuts Down Brazil’s Largest Ever Queer Art Exhibition
On Sunday, Santander Cultural unilaterally shut down Queermuseum after conservative critics accused it of promoting blasphemy and pedophilia.
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Censorship, Not the Painting, Must Go: On Dana Schutz’s Image of Emmett Till
Presuming that calls for censorship and destruction constitute a legitimate response to perceived injustice leads us down a very dark path.
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Turkish Publisher Shuts Down Magazine for Printing Moses Cartoon
After the office of President Erdoğan condemned the cartoon, the publisher of Gırgır closed the magazine and threatened to file criminal complaints against staffers.
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US Congressman Sues Architect of the Capitol for Removing Student’s Painting
Representative William Lacy Clay claims the removal of a painting by one of his constituents was an act of censorship that violates the 1st Amendment.