Tag: PROTEST
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Health concerns raised over Cuban artist and activist held in jail… LUIS MANUEL OTERO ALCANTARA
Source: THE ART NEWSPAPER Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was sentenced to five years in prison in June Gareth Harris 17 August 2022 Share Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara. © Artists at Risk The health of the Cuban artist and activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara—who was sentenced to five years in prison in June by a court…
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Art in Protest at the 2022 Oslo Freedom Forum – June 23, 2022
SOURCE: HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION – hrf.org Art, creativity, and free expression are some of the greatest threats to authoritarian rule. Through its soft power, art can expose abuses and injustices perpetrated by dictators, and rally civil society around a cause. For this reason, the Oslo Freedom Forum has become a natural home for musicians, performers,…
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Just Stop Oil campaigners glue themselves to Da Vinci copy in Royal Academy
Protesters from the coalition have staged disruptions at major British museums five times in the past week Protesters from the Just Stop Oil climate protest group glue their hands to the frame of a copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper inside the Royal Academy on Tuesday. Photograph: James Manning/PA SOURCE: THEGUARDIAN.COM By: Damien…