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A feeble congress and the raising up of poetry in Cuba
While the Eighth Congress of the Cuban Communist Party ignored the needs of the people, the activist group 27N published a manifesto encapsulating their aims for the future
Belarus culture figures face severe repression for criticising 'Europe's last dictator', amnesty report reveals
Artists among those being arrested and tortured for speaking up against President Aleksandr Lukashenko
Discoveries at Stonehenge highlight controversial new tunnel's threat to heritage
Recent excavation has uncovered late Neolithic and Bronze Age artefacts and human remains
The fight against Putin: artists on the frontline
Plus, India reconstructs its history and Navid Nuur on Walter de Maria
Five Turkish students arrested over LGBTQ-themed work
Exhibition coincided with protests against the government's appointment of Melih Bulu as the new rector of Istanbul’s Bogazici University
'To all Russian political prisoners': Pussy Riot release new video amid crackdown on pro-Navalny protests
Group faced prison sentence after filming a “punk prayer” against President Putin in 2012 at Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Street art, social media, visibility: how the Arab Spring has changed art and culture, a decade on
We ask artists, writers and experts on Middle Eastern art about their memories of the revolutionary movements—and what they think the lasting legacies are
Goldsmiths art school—alma mater of Sarah Lucas and Damien Hirst—‘on edge of a precipice’
Lecturers have stopped assessing students after management consultants propose mass overhaul
Pussy Riot members and street artist among thousands detained at Russia's pro-Navalny protests
As demonstrations swept the country last weekend, Tima Radya as well as Masha Alekhina, Victoria Narakhsa, and Lucy Shteyn were held by police
Storming of US Capitol: art world condemns police hypocrisy in pro-Trump riot
Artists Dread Scott and Glenn Ligon among cultural figures pointing out stark contrast in how law enforcement handled the mob compared with Black Lives Matter protestors
Oxford University’s All Souls College drops Christopher Codrington’s name from its library—but refuses to remove slave owner’s statue
Decision comes as scrutiny mounts over the university’s colonial legacy, including at Oriel College where a commission on Cecil Rhodes monument has been delayed
Tania Bruguera under house arrest in Cuba as anti-government protests escalate
Authorities are “building a case against” the artist, says sister
Hunger strike against Cuba's human rights abuses left artist in ‘critical condition’
Activists and artists were trapped in Havana building following demonstrations against police action
Amid nationwide pro-choice protests, leading Polish artist Joanna Piotrowska donates poignant photo to raise money for women's rights charity
Only one edition out of a 100 are left as donations flood website
Ai Weiwei, Anish Kapoor and John Akomfrah among artists condemning Thai state violence against democracy protestors
Almost half of the artists participating in the Bangkok Art Biennale opening this week have expressed "support for the struggle for democracy"
Art X Lagos fair supports frontline photographers in Nigeria who are documenting anti-police brutality protests
Images capturing unrest will be shown during the next edition of the fair
For Putin’s birthday, Pussy Riot hangs rainbow flags on Moscow’s government buildings
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
Police search for Benin Bronze protestor—found guilty of 'threatening behaviour'
Isaiah Ogundele, who demonstrated outside the Museum of London, Docklands for the objects' repatriation, failed to appear at his court hearing earlier this month
Student flash mobs in Thailand target ‘art scene run by elite old men’
Recent demonstrations break a long-held taboo–criticism of the Thai monarchy, an institution which protesters believe is the main obstruction to democracy
Bangladeshi government officials storm protest performance in Dhaka
Organised by Drik Gallery, the event at Dhaka University aimed to highlight the extrajudicial killing of Bangladeshi civilians by government forces
Belarus art collector Viktor Babariko, rival to President Alexander Lukashenko, jailed before election
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
Hong Kong: has the new law 'destroyed' the art scene?
Plus, art historian Alyce Mahon on Leonor Fini’s illustrations. Produced in association with Christie's
Tribal leaders and organisations call for the removal of Mount Rushmore monument
Leaders argue that Trump's plan for a rally there is an "unforgivable affront"
Forty protestors detained for defending Russian activist facing prison for posting art with LGBTQ message
Russia's arts community rallying behind Yulia Tsvetkova whose trial starts in July
'Radical black resistance': Dresden exhibition to focus on legendary activist Angela Davis
In the wake of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations, Albertinum show explores impact of her visit to East Germany in 1972
Protestors seize African artefact from Paris's Quai Branly museum in bid to 'bring to Africa what was taken'
Five demonstrators will go to court on charges of theft
Oxford council says controversial Cecil Rhodes statue should go to museum after long-running stalemate
Thousands of protestors are demanding removal of statue of the Victorian imperialist from Oriel college
Art world workers join protests against injustice in New York—and aim to change racist systems in the culture sphere
Activists working at museums and galleries are bringing the fight for equality from the streets back into institutions
Campaign launched by teenager to remove statues of Congo coloniser Leopold II gains pace in Belgium
Monuments of the king were targeted by anti-racism protestors last weekend
Hong Kong artists abroad launch pro-democracy platform as China's security law looms
Online project documents one year of anti-government protests in the territory and aims to rally support from international art community