Item Archive: freedom of expression
All items pertaining to freedom of expression
Farnaz Abdoli and Artists at Risk (AR) at the World Village Festival: Dressed to Resist in Iran
Farnaz Abdoli: Dressed to Resist in Iran Keynote at the World Village Festival 📍 Speaker’s Stage, Bio Rex, Mannerheimintie 22–24, Helsinki 🗓️ 16 May, 13:00–13:25 🎟️ Free Admission How can fashion become an act of defiance in a country where … Continue reading
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Tagged #artistsatrisk, AR, freedom of expression, Iran, Safe Haven Helsinki
Lives of Artists at Risk: Fatima Khaliqi & Masiha Khaliqi
After nearly three years of fear, hiding and uncertainty, the Afghan actress Fatima Khaliqi and her daughter, actress Masiha Khaliqi, have safely arrived in Germany with their family through the longstanding efforts of the Artists at Risk (AR) Afghanistan Team. … Continue reading
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Tagged #artistsatrisk, AR, Artists at Risk (AR), freedom of expression, human rights
Artists at Risk (AR) Opening IrídiaFest 2026
✨ Artists at Risk (AR) Opening IrídiaFest 2026 Artists at Risk (AR) is honored to open the fourth edition of IrídiaFest 2026 in Barcelona with a conversation on art, protection and human rights. In the opening session of the festival, … Continue reading
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Tagged Artists at Risk (AR), freedom of expression, freedom of speech, human rights, Ivor Stodolsky, Marita Muukkonen, perpetuum mobile
FROM RISK TO RESILIENCE: Thank you 2025 ✊ … and launching the AR VIRTUAL RESIDENCY in 2026 ✨
FROM RISK TO RESILIENCE: Thank you 2025 ✊ … and launching the AR VIRTUAL RESIDENCY in 2026 ✨ With the entire post-WWII framework for peace and democracy at risk, Artists at Risk (AR) enters 2026 with both trepidation and excitement. … Continue reading
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Tagged #artistsatrisk, AR, Artists at Risk (AR), freedom of expression, perpetuum mobile
The Recovery and Support Program for Artist-Veterans at MC6
The Recovery and Support Program for Artist-Veterans is currently taking place at MC6, creating a dedicated space for artist-veterans to reconnect with their creative practice while receiving collective and psychological support. This program is part of Artists at Risk (AR) … Continue reading
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Tagged #artistsatrisk, activism, AR, Artists at Risk (AR), freedom of expression, Ukraine, WarinUkraine
PUBLIC CALL for ecologists at risk in AFRICA
ECOLOGISTS AT RISK (ER) — A Mondial Institution for Ecologists under Threat Apply at this link. Please find the pdf of the Public Call here. PUBLIC CALL for ecologists at risk in AFRICA We are pleased … Continue reading
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Tagged africa, at risk, Benin, Cameroon, cameroon activism, cote d'ivoire, ecologists, ecologists at risk, ecology, ER, freedom of expression, Ghana, human rights, nigeria, Open Call, perpetuum mobile, Public Call, risk, Togo, western africa
Artists at Risk (AR): Year in Review 2023 (Part 1)
Peace may seem hard to imagine in a year marked by unspeakable violence that batter our screens and minds. It is a difficult wish to make, but the artists we work for and with, whose lives and art are coloured … Continue reading
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Tagged #artistatrisk, 10 years old, 10th Anniversary!, 2023, activism, antifascist, AR, artists at risk, authoritarian regime, cooperation, freedom of expression, human rights, New Year, Ukraine
Gorki Theatre’s premiere of THE LAST WORD, the Creative Team
ALISA KHAZANOVA, ACTOR AND CREATOR OF THE PLAY’S IDEA Alisa Khazanova is an actor, film director and screenwriter. Alisa started her career as a Bolshoi ballet soloist and performed in a wide-ranging classical repertoire. She is also a graduate … Continue reading
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Tagged #artistsatrisk, activism, Alisa Khazanova, Alla Gutnikova, Anastasia Shevchenko, Anis Kronidova, Anna Narinskaya, AR ar-safe haven residency, Artists at Risk (AR), dissident, dissidents, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, FÜR UNSERE UND IHRE RECHTE, human rights, maria alekhina, maria alyokhina, Maria Stepanova, Masha Alekhina, Maxim Didenko, nadezhda tolokonnikova, Nadya Tolokno, Nadya Tolokonnikova, Natalia Gorbanevskaya, Pavel Semchenko, Pussy Riot, PussyRiot Russia, Sasha Skochilenko, Valentin Tszin, Vladimir Rannev, Yulia Galyamina, Yulia Tsvetkova, Zarifa Sautieva
PRESS RELEASE: AR-Production Fund launched at Gorki Theatre’s premiere of THE LAST WORD
PRESS RELEASE 30 December 2022 For Immediate Release Artists at Risk (AR) Production Fund launched at the Maxim Gorki Theatre’s premiere of THE LAST WORD A play about dissident female activists in Russian courts Artists at Risk (AR) is honoured … Continue reading
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Tagged #artistsatrisk, activism, Alisa Khazanova, Alla Gutnikova, Anastasia Shevchenko, Anis Kronidova, Anna Narinskaya, AR, ar-safe haven residency, Artists at Risk (AR), dissident, dissidents, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, FÜR UNSERE UND IHRE RECHTE, human rights, maria alekhina, maria alyokhina, Maria Stepanova, Masha Alekhina, Maxim Didenko, nadezhda tolokonnikova, Nadya Tolokno, Nadya Tolokonnikova, Natalia Gorbanevskaya, Pavel Semchenko, Pussy Riot, PussyRiot, Russia, Sasha Skochilenko, Valentin Tszin, Vladimir Rannev, Yulia Galyamina, Yulia Tsvetkova, Zarifa Sautieva
Venice Biennale: “The Member”, a historical Performance-Intervention at the Russian Pavilion by Aleksey Yudnikov, 22.04.2022
At this most dangerous juncture in European history since the Second World War, this vivid performance at the Venice Biennale painted a nuanced picture of our vulgar times. A historical entry in the yearbook of the Russian Pavilion! Artist: Aleksey … Continue reading