Human rights
London exhibition supporting Wikileaks whistleblower Julian Assange draws contributions from Ai Weiwei and Vivienne Westwood's foundation
Physical copies of some of the top secret US diplomatic cables leaked by Assange will be on show
Are charity art auctions, not donations, the new model for offsetting taxes?
Paul Allen’s estate has pledged proceeds of its $1.6bn Christie’s sale to unnamed philanthropic causes, while FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried vaguely promised to give away his fortune
Russian artist flees LGBTQ crackdown
Yulia Tsvetkova was acquitted on charges of distributing gay ‘pornography’ but strict new laws have forced her to leave the country
Artist Katharina Grosse calls on Iran to overturn death sentences of LGBTQ activists
Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani and Elham Choubda were sentenced in September for the crime of "corruption on earth through the promotion of homosexuality"
Cindy Sherman, Kara Walker and others sign letter denouncing human rights abuses in Iran
Meanwhile, Shirin Neshat decries execution of protestor Mohsen Shekari on Instagram
Marlene Dumas donates Mouth painting about women's rights for Amnesty International sale
Ai Weiwei and Richard Serra have also given works to the auction taking place at Sotheby's Paris
Can art actually help improve Saudi Arabia's abject human rights record?
Culture is being used by Saudi Arabia to project an image of a state that “enriches lives, celebrates national identity and builds understanding between people”
Losing the battle: Cuba’s dissident artists find ways around censorship despite government crackdown
Since the passage of the country’s repressive Decree 349, the state has gone to great lengths to silence critical voices—but artists refuse to be silenced
Artists protest against human rights abuses in Qatar as Fifa World Cup opens
Andrei Molodkin and Jens Galschiøt have created works highlighting the deaths of workers who helped build tournament stadiums in the gulf state
Mass protest against Iran's human rights abuses staged at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Protesters gathered at Lacma to mark the Zahedan massacre as well as draw attention to the suppression and imprisonment of protesters and activists
Protestors at British Museum demand release of writer imprisoned in Egypt
Plight of British-Egyptian Alaa Abd El-Fattah, currently on hunger strike, is focal point of protest as hieroglyphs exhibition opens
Museums must unite over Iran's human rights abuses, say art-world figures
Institutions are urged to show solidarity following Mahsa Amini's death after her detention by the morality police
Shirin Neshat joins protests against Iran's worsening human rights situation with new digital works
Pieces in West Hollywood and London's Piccadilly are a reaction to the death of 22-year-old student Mahsa Amini, after being detained by authorities in the country
New York human rights organisation surpasses target for relocating Afghan artists fleeing Taliban
The Artistic Freedom Initiative is resettling 23 arts professionals and 38 family members in the US in the wake of the insurgency
Health concerns raised over Cuban artist and activist held in jail
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was sentenced to five years in prison in June
Russian artist Yulia Tsvetkova—who faced six years in prison on pornography charges for her drawings—is acquitted in court
But the artist's mother warns that worst is not over as prosecutors can still appeal for a resentencing
Artists and writers call on Joe Biden to denounce Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses in meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed
The US president will travel to the oil-rich nation he once labelled a “pariah” and meet with its leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Ukrainian artists stage war crimes exhibition at Russia House in Davos for World Economic Forum
Show opens ahead of Ukrainian President Zelenksy's address at the global summit
Turkish cultural activist Osman Kavala sentenced to life in prison
He has been found guilty of attempting to overthrow the government by an Istanbul court
Hong Kong's last British governor on how Beijing's crackdown is corroding the city's vibrant cultural scene
The Chinese government is demolishing the freedoms that once made the special administrative region special, says Chris Patten
Russia's oldest human rights society Memorial ordered to close as dissent clampdown continues
International Memorial documented the crimes committed under Stalin's Great Terror and its sister organisation Memorial Human Rights Centre chronicled today's abuses
Business as usual for European museums operating in China, despite genocide ruling
A London panel has assembled the largest cache of evidence on the concentration camps in Xinjiang, but museums will not say if they have examined it
Meryl Streep, Zadie Smith and others sign letter demanding Cuban government stop persecuting artists
The letter, signed by more than 300 well-known figures in the arts, adds pressure to calls for the Cuban government to let artists live and work freely
China’s treatment of Uyghurs may amount to genocide, museum report concludes
The Holocaust Memorial Museum’s report is a rare, unequivocal indictment of Chinese government practices from the cultural sector
Cultural activist Osman Kavala remains imprisoned in Turkey without conviction almost four years after his arrest
Turkish authorities behind the legal saga have been criticised by the European Court of Human Rights
China's destruction of Uyghur cultural property evidence of 'genocidal intent', UK MPs declare
Members of Parliament send warning to China ahead of motion to acknowledge human rights abuses against minorities in Xinjiang region
PEN America issues a safety guide for artists facing repression
Non-profit organisation cites a “skyrocketing’’ number of individuals around the globe needing help with on-the-ground strategies or relocation
Activist groups condemn 'unjust' imprisonment of Sudanese artists including award-winning filmmaker Hajooj Kuka
Human Rights Watch among the organisations criticising the decision by Khartoum court to convict pro-democracy collective that were rehearsing a performance
Hong Kong artist's sombre still life with a tear gas canister vase wins Human Rights arts prize
Jeremy Deller judged the sixth edition which is backed by the European Union