Artistic freedom under attack in 2016
Musicians and promoters in 78 countries suffered at the hands of terror groups and repressive governments last year, with Iran, Turkey and Egypt the worst offenders
News By | 8 February 2017
There were 86 ‘serious violations’ of artistic freedom in music, including murders, abductions and imprisonments, worldwide in 2016, as the global industry came under attack from terror and state repression.
The alarming statistics come courtesy of Copenhagen-based NGO Freemuse, whose 2016 Art Under Threat report, released today, reveals the music industry was once again the target of more serious violations than any other artform (film, dance, literature, theatre, visual arts and mixed/misc.), and second only to film in ‘overall violations’, which also includes non-violent…
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