Miguel Coyula’s "Chronicles of the Absurd" provides a rare inside view of artist interactions with an oppressive government

The death of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny last month, after years of confinement in a Siberian jail, and subsequent quelling of protest, emphasised the flourishing of censorship across a globe riven by geopolitical crises, in a year when democracy is put to the test in more than 70 countries. With the threat of electoral misinformation being boosted by AI-generated content and social media algorithms, artists have been warning of new kinds of censorship. The effect is being felt in real life, online and in social media

A statement from the museum says the incident involved activists using “hate speech” towards one of the readers and a museum director

A tour of a show of drawings by the renowned British artist, plus Bruguera discusses concerns over artist censorship in Germany in relation to the Israel-Hamas war, and a chat about an Indian painting from Howard Hodgkin’s collection

The event reportedly took place to mark the 46th anniversary of the killing of three neo-fascists on Via Acca Larentia in southeast Rome

The public art project in Pittsburgh is preparing to launch its second phase, titled the “National Museum of Broken Treaties”

The Salvador Allende Solidarity Museum delayed the opening of the Cuban-born artist's solo exhibition amid pushback from Allende family members and supporters

The artist and activist staged a performance at El Espacio 23 during Miami Art Week "to remind people what is happening in Cuba right now"

Other leading cultural figures also respond to Florida's swing to the right

The podcast’s host, curator Helen Molesworth, discusses Mendieta’s work, life and death—and what at times resembles an art-world cover-up

Amid calls to boycott the Havana Biennial, artists and dealers are using Miami Art Week as a bullhorn

Artist and activist who has fled her home country says it is “immoral” to travel to Cuba "when there are so many people [there] who have been wrongfully imprisoned”

The activist spoke about her own experiences with state repression and the growing movement for political change in the country

Authorities are “building a case against” the artist, says sister

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

Visitors had to sign a consent form promising not to post works on social media

The museum will continue to name its main building after local community activist Natalie Bell

The artist and activist, whose School of Integration runs at Manchester International Festival, will organise workshops and awards for new writers

As the cultural event gets under way, a Cuban-American artist is also blocked from entering Cuba

Award from Outset Partners will support Arte Útil project to queer collections and work with local communities

The activist says that the government crackdown continues with the creation of a “cultural police”

Cuba's culture ministry waters down Decree 349, a new controversial censorship law

Activist is among several artists detained in Havana on Monday ahead of planned protest

Born out of the 2017 Women's March, Word on the Street returns to Midtown Manhattan to co-opt public advertising space with protest art

Cuban artist has previously shown performance piece with horse mounted police officers in museum’s cavernous space

The work deals with politial corruption and censorship, themes that are “especially important to discuss in the Trump era”, the artist says

Artist-run spaces and an unofficial biennial resist government pressure

For the project, women will hit the streets of Queens on bicycles to inform the immigrant-rich community of their rights and helpful government services

The artist takes a turn on the psychiatrist’s couch in a new documentary by Lynn Hershman Leeson that delves into the psychology of government oppression