Spain leads 2018 music censorship rankings
A liberal democracy jailed more artists than authoritarian regimes in Iran, Turkey and Russia in 2018, according to Freemuse, which warns of a rise in artistic censorship
News By | 27 March 2019
No fewer than nine countries, including democracies like Spain and Tunisia, used anti-terrorism and/or anti-extremism legislation to stifle freedom of expression in 2018, according to Freemuse’s latest State of Artistic Freedom report.
The State of Artistic Freedom 2019: Whose Narratives Count? analyses 270 cases of violations of musicians’ artistic freedom in 55 countries in 2018. The Copenhagen-based NGO identifies key challenges for artists’ freedom of expression, as well as violation patterns and trends, and calls for accountability for these violations.
Artistic censorship was…
You've used your free article this month
Continue reading with a free account, or subscribe for unlimited access to all of our news, features and reports.
