Images capturing unrest will be shown during the next edition of the fair

A trio of pending laws has human rights groups raising the alarm that artists and institutions critical of President Ortega could be forcefully silenced

Signatories of the “Berlin Manifesto” include the Académie française and Arts Council England. It has been endorsed by Wim Wenders, Ken Loach and A. L. Kennedy among others

The activist performance artists called their actions “a gift as a symbol of the love and freedom that are lacking” for LGBTQ communities in Russia

New London show at Simon Lee Gallery also takes a swipe at art world excess

The physiognomy of deviousness, greed, ruthless opportunism, risible self-importance and gobsmacking albeit garden variety stupidity provides artists of Guston’s bent and calibre with a virtually bottomless well of imagery

Human Rights Watch among the organisations criticising the decision by Khartoum court to convict pro-democracy collective that were rehearsing a performance

Aleksandr Lukashenko regime continues to crackdown on Belarus’s contemporary arts community

The Brazilian president allegedly requested the removal of Os Orixás by the artist Djanira da Motta e Silva at the behest of his wife, an Evangelical Christian

In a letter leaked to The Art Newspaper, the culture minister Oliver Dowden tells directors they must raise their own funds during the pandemic—but how?

The government has fired all 41 technical staff, who safeguard an important collection of more than 250,000 works

Former chairman of Belgazprombank, which owns works by Chagall and Soutine, was arrested in June on charges of laundering $430m but many suspect it was politically motivated

The 14th-century mosaics at Chora Church—which was converted to a museum in 1945—risk being covered up and remaining part-restored

Peng collective auctions off ten objects bought from committed anti-fascists for €10,000

Contemporary artists in the country are reacting to the crisis after allegations of election fraud and police brutality

Growing unease as the special relationship between the two countries gains momentum during the Covid-19 crisis

NSW government scraps controversial billion-dollar relocation plan but faces questions from community groups and parliament

Luciano Querido, trained as an IT technician, has been in the role provisionally since May despite lacking the federal qualifications for the role

Spanish art group Democracia have taken over LED screens in the city’s metro

Former concentration camps are being increasingly drawn into culture wars by “normal-looking” people challenging guides and disrupting tours

Galleries, fairs and auction houses are issuing solidarity statements and re-evaluating the diversity of their staffs. But "performative wokeness” will not fix the market’s whiteness

Plus, art historian Alyce Mahon on Leonor Fini’s illustrations. Produced in association with Christie's

Concerns over freedom of expression and self-censorship on the rise after introduction of new rules

Plus, art under threat in Putin's Russia and George Shaw on Thomas Jones. Produced in association with Christie's

The artist’s final message posted on social media this morning was “they are taking me”

Frias is the fifth person to hold the role since Bolsonaro dissolved the ministry of culture after his election in 2019

Artist Pyotr Verzilov was sentenced to 15 days in prison for "petty hooliganism" in latest clampdown on the arts in Russia

Turkey’s national modern art collection, closed off for much of its 80-year existence, will be hard-pressed to open $25m new building this year

Online project documents one year of anti-government protests in the territory and aims to rally support from international art community

Portraits of George Floyd and other victims of police violence and racial injustice raise awareness and funds for activist groups