Policy, Research & Politics
Warsaw faces the music as Polish pop song ignites censorship row
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- Tuesday, 26 May 2020
Alleged suppression of track that obliquely criticises ruling party leader triggers debate over media freedom.
Cuba: Rapper arrested over COVID-19 video
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- Tuesday, 26 May 2020
Police claimed that the artist was broadcasting images that are illegal under Decree 370 and accused the artist of “contempt” and contributing to the “spread of epidemics”.
Banlieue is the new cool
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- Tuesday, 26 May 2020
Depuis les années 2010, les musiques électroniques ont le vent en poupe à Paris. Au début de la décennie, un ensemble d’acteur⋅ices institutionnel⋅les, publiques et privées, se sont en effet accordées autour de la mise en place de politiques de la nuit.
La cultura no sobrevive solamente con aplausos
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- Tuesday, 26 May 2020
La democratización es deber de la cultura pero el trabajo de los artistas merece un pago justo.
Filmmaker Shady Habash suffered an injust death
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- Tuesday, 12 May 2020
My dear friend, colleague and brother, filmmaker Shady Habash died on the 2nd of May in Tora prison, Cairo, at the age of 24. He was arrested almost 800 days ago, after the release of my song Balaha causing controversy in February 2018.
How North Korea's ideology is built on song and dance
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- Tuesday, 12 May 2020
"So dear to all our hearts is our General's glorious name; our own beloved Kim Il Sung of undying fame," go the lyrics to one of North Korea's best-known songs, "Song of General Kim Il Sung," which honors the country's founding ruler and eternal president.
Human rights in the times of the coronavirus pandemic
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- Tuesday, 12 May 2020
The European Union recognises that the role of civil society and human rights defenders is more important than ever to encourage solidarity, support those who are most in need, and defend human rights, fundamental freedoms and democratic space, and to promote accountability.
WIPO's Beijing Treaty Enters into Force: Begins Helping Actors and other Performers
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- Tuesday, 12 May 2020
The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances has officially entered into force and can from today begin improving earning conditions for actors and other audiovisual performers – a development with added importance amid the negative impact on cultural production by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Raptivisme : en Amérique latine, le rap vecteur des combats féministes
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- Tuesday, 12 May 2020
L’actuelle révolution féministe en marche dans les pays latino-américains et en Espagne met en avant l’idée de visibiliser par des performances les revendications des femmes à disposer librement de son corps, et d’engager ce dernier, y compris la voix, dans ces combats.
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