Author Archives: Ha Nguyen
Pussy Riot member Maria (Masha) Alyokhina sentenced by Moscow district court
MOSCOW. Today Maria (Masha) Alyokhina, a key figure in the world-renowned feminist protest art collective Pussy Riot and a member of Artists at Risk (AR)’s International Advisory Board was sentenced to one year of “restricted freedom” by the Moscow district … Continue reading
PRESS: THE RAINBOW AMBASSADOR, KENYA
Source: Bold Network Africa Press text (Q) Who are you? My name is Grace Wambui Munene and I go by the stage title, Grammo Suspect- Rainbow Ambassador Kenya aka Mtetezi wa RAIA*. Most people ask what my long stage name … Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: Premiere of Andrei Kureichik’s new documentary play, Voices of New Belarus, in Ukraine
Source: Andrei Kureichik Press text (translated from Russian to English) Dear friends, journalists, colleagues, let me share wonderful news with you. The premiere of Andrei Kureichik’s new documentary play Voices of New Belarus took place in the context of the … Continue reading
AR-Alumni Angela Aldebs stars in award-winning Finnish drama
AR-Alumni Angela Aldebs is one of the lead characters in the third season of the award-winning Finnish drama, Sekasin. In the show, Aldebs plays the role of Masumah, an Afghan refugee and one of the four young asylum seekers fleeing … Continue reading
PRESS: Painajaisen paluu by Helsingin Sanomat
SOURCE: Helsingin Sanomat Jussi Lehmusvesi 26.8.2021 PRESS TEXT: Painajaisen paluu Afganistanilaistaiteilijoille Talebanin paluu valtaan on painajainen, jonka ei uskottu toistuvan. ”Koetan selviytyä päivä ja tunti kerrallaan”, HS:n tavoittama kuvataiteilija sanoo. TAIDE vai kuolema? Kysymys saattaa kuulostaa juhlalliselta, mutta se on täyttä … Continue reading
Artists at Risk (AR) supports IRDORATH, Belarusian band arrested for performances at pro-democracy protests
The fantasy-folk band IRDORATH were among the 16 people brutally detained by unmarked soldiers with machine guns at a cottage near Minsk on August 2nd during a birthday party for the band’s frontwoman, Nadezha Kalach. The Belarusian Council for Culture … Continue reading
PRESS: Lukašenkan terrori yltää myös Suomeen by Helsingin Sanomat
SOURCE: Helsingin Sanomat Matilda Jokinen 7.8.2021 PRESS TEXT Lukašenkan terrori yltää myös Suomeen – Helsinkiin poliittista vainoa paennut käsikirjoittaja ilmoitti supolle tappouhkauksista Ennen vaino jäi Valko-Venäjän rajojen sisälle, mutta nyt Lukašenka yrittää hiljentää myös maasta poistuneet toisinajattelijat. Tämä on näkynyt … Continue reading
Welcoming Aws Al-Zubaïdy as an AR-Resident in Tunis!
Aws Al-Zubaïdy (1993) is a Palestinian actor and director currently based in Tunis, Tunisia. A graduate in theatre from the Drama Academy Ramallah in Palestine and Folkwang University for the Arts in Essen, Germany, Al-Zubaïdy also learned acting art at … Continue reading
AR-Bergen at Kunsthall 3.14
We are delighted to welcome Kunsthall 3.14 to the Immigré Artists (IA) and Artists at Risk (AR) Nordic Network with the launch of AR-Bergen. Kunsthall 3.14 is a non-profit art institution located in the heart of Bergen, Norway. The Sudanese … Continue reading
