While reportedly nearly 1,400 political prisoners, including 163 cultural figures, remain behind bars, the government stages cultural events whose prime purpose is to bolster the regime and its autocratic leader

The non-profit organisation is hosting a dozen shows at its glittering French outpost, with many exemplifying the potency of its mission

The activist was arrested after attempting to hang one of her works on presidential palace wall

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was imprisoned on charges of contempt and insult to national symbols when widespread protests swept the nation in 2021

Fair’s stands largely remain neutral despite multiple hot-topic issues in the world today

Members of the country's cultural sector are among those concerned about harsh punishments for perceived violations should the declaration be signed off

Open letter also says that the regime is ‘using art to salvage its public image’

Physical copies of some of the top secret US diplomatic cables leaked by Assange will be on show

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

Yulia Tsvetkova was acquitted on charges of distributing gay ‘pornography’ but strict new laws have forced her to leave the country

Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani and Elham Choubda were sentenced in September for the crime of "corruption on earth through the promotion of homosexuality"

Meanwhile, Shirin Neshat decries execution of protestor Mohsen Shekari on Instagram

Ai Weiwei and Richard Serra have also given works to the auction taking place at Sotheby's Paris

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”

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

Andrei Molodkin and Jens Galschiøt have created works highlighting the deaths of workers who helped build tournament stadiums in the gulf state

Protesters gathered at Lacma to mark the Zahedan massacre as well as draw attention to the suppression and imprisonment of protesters and activists

Plight of British-Egyptian Alaa Abd El-Fattah, currently on hunger strike, is focal point of protest as hieroglyphs exhibition opens

Institutions are urged to show solidarity following Mahsa Amini's death after her detention by the morality police

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

The Artistic Freedom Initiative is resettling 23 arts professionals and 38 family members in the US in the wake of the insurgency

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was sentenced to five years in prison in June

But the artist's mother warns that worst is not over as prosecutors can still appeal for a resentencing

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

Show opens ahead of Ukrainian President Zelenksy's address at the global summit

He has been found guilty of attempting to overthrow the government by an Istanbul court

The Chinese government is demolishing the freedoms that once made the special administrative region special, says Chris Patten

International Memorial documented the crimes committed under Stalin's Great Terror and its sister organisation Memorial Human Rights Centre chronicled today's abuses

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