Art under threat in 2016
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Art under threat in 2016
Date
2017
Publication Source
Non-UNESCO
Publication Type
Report
About this publication
Artists and audiences are under increased threat globally, according to a new report, Art under Threat, released by Freemuse. Freemuse registered 1,028 attacks on artists and violations of their rights in 2016 across 78 countries, continuing a worrying trend of artistic freedom increasingly coming under threat. The number of cases registered in 2016 more than doubled the amount in 2015, increasing by 119%, rising from 469 attacks. Of those more than one thousand cases, Freemuse documented 188 total serious violations of artistic freedom and 840 acts of censorship.
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