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Thousands of Afghan artists are still trying to flee the Taliban by Elizabeth Blair. NPR, July 29, 2022.
A Haitian Photojournalist Finds Safety in Manhattan by D.W. Gibson. The New York Times, April 11, 2022.
In Hungary, the Arts Are Being Suppressed by the Government, a New Report Says by Anastasia Tsioulcas. NPR, March 21, 2022.
The Bigger Picture: Artist Persecution And Protection by Gillian Jakab. Gagosian, Fall 2020 Issue.
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“Creativity Against All Odds: Censorship and Suppression of the Arts in Poland” by Noor van Asseldonk Chen and Tijana Stepanovic. Dutch Culture, December 11, 2022.
“Poland’s ruling party’s attempts to censor LGBTQ+ artists” by Johanna Bankston. EU Observer, November 2, 2022.
“Self-Censorship Among Artists and Museum Workers Is on the Rise in Poland, a New Report Finds” by Vivienne Chow. ArtNet News, October 11, 2022.
“The Arts and Cultural Sector is One of the Bulwarks Against Illiberalism” Béton Bleu Magazine x Artistic Freedom Initiative by Thorsten Schröder. Béton Bleu Magazine, October 11, 2022.
New York human rights organization surpasses target for relocating Afghan artists fleeing Taliban by Gareth Harris. The Art Newspaper, September 27, 2022.
Après l’attaque contre Rushdie, la peur des écrivains réfugiés aux États-Unis by Alexis Buisson. Le Point, August 20, 2022.
Reckoning With Memories of Budapest by Stephen Hiltner. The New York Times, August 15, 2022.
Thousands of Afghan artists are still trying to flee the Taliban by Elizabeth Blair. National Public Radio, July 29, 2022.
Are Orban’s Covid powers now the ‘new normal’ in Hungary?, by Sanjay Sethi and Emese Pásztor. EU Observer, May 23, 2022.
The IRGC terror designation is a de-facto Iranian travel ban by Reza Mazaheri and Sanjay Sethi. Responsible Statecraft, May 12, 2022.
Protecting Cultural Heritage during Conflict by Brian Daniels. Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, May 9, 2022.
A Haitian Photojournalist Finds Safety in Manhattan by D.W. Gibson. The New York Times, April 11, 2022.
Orbán Has Hurt Hungarian Culture, Not Just Politics, by Elizabeth Grady and Johanna Bankston. EU Observer, April 1, 2022.
A New Report Says Victor Orbán’s Government in Hungary Is ‘Systematically’ Curtailing Freedom of Expression by Vivienne Chow. ArtNet News, March 22, 2022.
In Hungary, the Arts Are Being Suppressed by the Government, a New Report Says by Anastasia Tsioulcas. NPR, March 21, 2022.
Warhol Foundation Announces Fall 2021 Grantees. ArtForum, January 12, 2022.
How the Artistic Freedom Initiative is helping resettle artists and safeguard culture by
Frederick Deknatel. The DAWN Journal, November 9, 2021.
How to help Afghan artists and cultural workers now at risk under the Taliban by Sarvy Geranpayeh. The Art Newspaper, October 12, 2021.
New York human rights organisation ‘racing against the clock’ to get Afghan artists to safety by Gareth Harris. The Art Newspaper, August 27, 2021.
As Biden Reverses Trump Immigration Policies, Foreign Artists Breathe a Sigh of Relief. But Many Hope for Better Than ‘Back to Normal’ by Brian Boucher. Artnet News, March 4, 2021.
Biden’s repeal of US travel ban ‘changes the game’ for artists coming from Muslim-majority countries by Gareth Harris. The Art Newspaper, January 25, 2021.
Ahead of US elections, artist group highlights ‘devastating impact’ of Trump’s travel ban three years on by Gareth Harris. The Art Newspaper, October 6, 2020.
The Bigger Picture: Artist Persecution And Protection by Gillian Jakab. Gagosian, Fall 2020 Issue.