Document denounces effort to ‘punish free creation’

Trieste deputy mayor Paolo Polidori calls image commissioned for sailing regatta “political propaganda”

The social media giant also deleted her comments and friends

Reasons and perpetrators behind the removal of the key biennial work remain unclear

Online campaign criticises right-wing governments in Austria, Hungary and Poland and warns that Germany could be next

Image is no more contentious than those shared on the platforms by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, supporters say

A citizen is facing potential jail time over a mural referencing Trump’s 2005 Access Hollywood tape

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

Violent animal video triggers another avalanche of criticism for provocative Algerian artist

Nude statue is latest artwork to be deemed inappropriate by social media giant

Media mogul Tatxo Benet says that censorship is damaging for artists—and the viewing public

Parker Bright says protest image of him taken at Whitney Biennial was used by Neil Beloufa without permission

The social media giant has argued for dismissal, saying the plaintiff should have sued its European web host

Activist targets American photographer’s latest show for second time amid claims of promoting paedophilia

Abdulnasser Gharem’s painting about Sunni-Shia divide was removed from Brigitte Schenk's stand at organisers' request

More than 1,000 artists, curators and professionals have signed the protest document published by the pro-democracy collective Pela Democracia

Domestikator piece was withdrawn by the Louvre from its surrounding gardens

Domestikator was due to go on show in garden close to Paris museum as part of contemporary fair's public programme

Around 10,000 cultural figures thought to be critical of country’s president deprived of government support

Artist attacked for creating “obscene” work and pictures snatched off the walls during incident

A study by the Copenhagen-based organisation Freemuse paints a bleak picture for global creative expression

Cristina Ruiz attended the Art for Tomorrow conference and found a resounding silence from the Qatari and Western art world alike on this crucial issue

Research group to publish guide for artists and museums facing legal action

Gallery’s director says contemporary art space awaiting official permission to reopen

Meanwhile, Philadelphia Museum fights back after "suggestive" ice cream painting is removed from the site

French press partners pull out of sale “in the name of freedom of expression” following lobbying from Israeli embassy

Project on free speech launches on the first anniversary of terrorist attacks at Paris satirical magazine

The culture wars may be over, but the debate over what public institutions can show lives on

Toy maker has refused to supply materials for artist’s installation in Melbourne

The fear of public opinion or the hint of legal action can cause nervous curators and directors to cancel shows when they might not need to