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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 day ago

Gao Zhen, the Chinese artist who has been detained for more than 400 days after criticizing Mao

Chinese artist Gao Zhen was detained in Hebei for alleged insult to heroes via his artwork while his family were prevented from leaving China.
London
fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

Texas Judge Overrules Jury to Send Anti-Genocide Activist to Jail for Graffiti

State and judicial actions in the UK and Texas illustrate suppression of protest and potential chilling effects on free expression through legal and institutional measures.
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

Court sides with ACLU and queer performers over federal trans funding restrictions

On Sept. 19, Senior U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith sided with the plaintiffs' first two claims, denouncing "a viewpoint-based standard of review to Plaintiffs that disfavors applications deemed 'to promote gender ideology'" - a catch-all dogwhistle describing depictions of gender and sexuality outside rigid heterosexual marriage. The court "vacates and sets aside Defendants' current plan to implement the Executive Order."
US politics
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Trump is a defecating fly on a camel's back': Palestinian artist Samia Halaby on being banned, exiled and now celebrated

Palestinian artist Samia Halaby faced cancellations and censorship of retrospectives due to security concerns and pro-Palestinian associations, yet received the 2025 Munch award.
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