The humanitarian volunteer, held in a Greek jail for more than 100 days, faces charges of people smuggling

Kuwaiti artist Mohammad Sharaf hopes to provoke the general public as well as the authorities

Some residents object to exhibition space, arguing that the artist’s work is pornographic

Court decision comes after a wave of protests from cultural and political figures

Exhibition at east London's Auto Italia gallery is a British debut for the New York-based art collective

Speaking at an event organised by London's Institute of Contemporary Arts, the whistleblower said the statue's removal aligned with her own passion for 'direct action'

João Ribas has stepped down following censorship row around Robert Mapplethorpe show

Femen activists showed their support outside the courthouse by sewing their lips shut in a recreation of his first performance

Activist who was recently imprisoned for Russian group's World Cup protest in July "lost his vision, speech and ability to walk"

Document denounces effort to ‘punish free creation’

Students supporting cleaning staff picket the unveiling of £4.5m building on university campus

Leading UK names have signed an open letter raising concerns about human rights in Bangladesh

"The museum shifted its position substantially", union boss says

In their latest project, the guerrilla group Indecline compares the US president to serial killer John Wayne Gacy

Kochi Biennale organisers condemn “state-sanctioned violence” while Indian artists pledge to “shame the Bangladeshi authorities”

Activist is detained and charged after commenting on student protests in Dhaka

Around 250 staff members have been working without a contract since 20 May

Directors Deyan Sudjic and Alice Black say ‘professional activists exploited the situation’ and they stand by their ‘curatorial independence’

The London institution says it did not endorse the private event organised by the Italian aerospace company Leonardo

Around 250 workers are fighting for better pay and benefits, as the museum gears up to open a $400m expansion

The event’s organisers see success in the participants’ resistance to threats and intimidation from Cuba’s government

Activist work reflects what artists are making, says curator of new initiative

Institutions remember the turbulent period and consider its legacy

There has been controversy at the gallery over the sponsor for the Picasso 1932 exhibition

The museum has not yet responded to criticism about the “dismal rates of representation” of people of colour among its senior staff

Visitors to the fair will see banners by Adam Pendelton, Hank Willis Thomas, Lara Schnitger and Renée Green among others as part of the Live programme curated by Adrienne Edwards

Protests included impromptu memorials to the children and adults killed in recent shootings

Paris-based group criticises sponsorship by French oil company Total

In their first direct action, the artist and her activist group PAIN tossed prescription pill bottles labelled OxyContin into the moat surrounding the Temple of Dendur and staged a die-in

Liv Wynter says Tate is failing women and people from ethnic minority backgrounds