Censorship
Why we need an independent biennial in Havana
The San Isidro Group of Cuban artists explain their plans for the Bienal Sin 349
Remembering Tiananmen Square in a new age of censorship
It's been 30 years since the event that saw thousands of protestors clamour for democracy in Beijing
'Hong Kong is free—on paper'
Certain subjects have become off-limits—but no one knows exactly what can or cannot be discussed
Self-censorship on the rise as Hong Kong grows closer to China
Artists voice concern for Hong Kong’s artistic landscape amid so-called “mainlandification” of the SAR
Exclusive interview: photographer Shahidul Alam speaks out about prison, being tortured and the human rights situation in Bangladesh
Artist was granted bail in November after being held in custody in Dhaka for 102 days
Protests against Cuba’s censorship law continue as Havana Bienal opening nears
A new report by the non-profit organisation Pen America calls for the repeal of Decree 349 while Cuban artists ask for solidarity from biennial participants
Turkish artist Zehra Dogan is released from prison after more than two years
The journalist, accused of spreading propaganda, was backed by Banksy
Ai Weiwei’s contribution to Berlin movie scrapped amid censorship fears
“It was infuriating to find our involvement had been erased,” Ai says
Hundreds of Christians protest against McJesus sculpture at Haifa Museum of Art in Israel
Finnish artist Jani Leinonen has asked museum to remove the work—with no response
'Hundreds' of cultural figures caught up in China’s Uyghur persecution
Most of the north-west Chinese region's Uyghur writers, artists and scholars have already been imprisoned
Tania Bruguera pulls out of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, vowing to stay in Cuba and fight censorship law Decree 349
The activist says that the government crackdown continues with the creation of a “cultural police”
Censorship could stifle China's art market
Under president Xi Jinping's increasingly stringent regime, galleries must negotiate a slow and capricious approval process to show works of art
College gallery closes exhibition after complaints about ‘false flag’ work
The artist, Daniel Bejar, sees the early dismantling of his show in Westchester as an example of institutional censorship
Artist accuses Florida officials of censoring his photographs of queer life
Organisers at Bal Harbour show asked Pacifico Silano to remove his images with partial nudity and descriptions referring to pornography
Wolfgang Tillmans and Tania Bruguera pledge support for censored Serralves Museum director
João Ribas has stepped down following censorship row around Robert Mapplethorpe show
Cuban activists issue manifesto against artistic censorship
Document denounces effort to ‘punish free creation’
‘We’re all in the same boat’: Marina Abramovic poster angers Italian right-wing politician
Trieste deputy mayor Paolo Polidori calls image commissioned for sailing regatta “political propaganda”
Facebook censors artist's work criticising male-dominated society because it features naked breasts
The social media giant also deleted her comments and friends
List of 34,361 dead refugees and migrants goes back on show in Liverpool after being destroyed
Reasons and perpetrators behind the removal of the key biennial work remain unclear
German Green Party politicians launch petition 'for freedom of the arts'
Online campaign criticises right-wing governments in Austria, Hungary and Poland and warns that Germany could be next
Instagram deletes photographer Dragana Jurisic's account and Facebook censors her work
Image is no more contentious than those shared on the platforms by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, supporters say
ACLU files art censorship lawsuit against the city of New Orleans
A citizen is facing potential jail time over a mural referencing Trump’s 2005 Access Hollywood tape
French court makes mixed ruling in Courbet ‘censorship’ case
The social media giant was found to be at fault for closing a schoolteacher’s account but his claims for €20,000 in damages were dismissed
Adel Abdessemed’s blazing chickens withdrawn from Lyon show
Violent animal video triggers another avalanche of criticism for provocative Algerian artist
Facebook censors 30,000 year-old Venus of Willendorf as 'pornographic'
Nude statue is latest artwork to be deemed inappropriate by social media giant
Santiago Sierra work censored at Arco fair to be shown at Catalan museum
Media mogul Tatxo Benet says that censorship is damaging for artists—and the viewing public
Palais de Tokyo removes work showing artist protesting against Dana Schutz's Open Casket painting
Parker Bright says protest image of him taken at Whitney Biennial was used by Neil Beloufa without permission
Paris court hears arguments in Facebook censorship case centering on Courbet’s Origin of the World
The social media giant has argued for dismissal, saying the plaintiff should have sued its European web host
Jock Sturges’s nudes incite strong feelings in Moscow, again
Activist targets American photographer’s latest show for second time amid claims of promoting paedophilia
Abu Dhabi Art censors work by Saudi Arabian artist
Abdulnasser Gharem’s painting about Sunni-Shia divide was removed from Brigitte Schenk's stand at organisers' request