Freedom of Musical Expression (Freemuse) reported the pressure and restrictions against musicians around the world under the title, “The State of Artistic Freedom 2019.” The report includes 673 incidents in 80 countries during the year 2018, with great emphasis on Turkey.
According to the report, more than 30 artists and culture workers were arrested or detained in Turkey. Sentencing nine artists to imprisonment Turkey takes place among the countries where artists are prosecuted, detained, sentenced to imprisonment and censored the most.
Freemuse indicated that some debated laws are used in many countries to silence artists. As examples for this, the report suggested that four artists were sentenced to imprisonment in Turkey due to “insulting the President” and 13 artists were on trial within the “Anti-Terror Law.” On the other hand, 10 of the 286 cases of censorship, applied in the fields of music, visual arts, movie, theatre, literature and dance from 60 countries happened in Turkey.
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11.04.2019
susma24.com