Research and Reports
Evidence-based research and reports examining how laws, policies, and practices undermine artistic freedom


Evidence-based research and reports examining how laws, policies, and practices undermine artistic freedom

Nos complace anunciar la publicación del último informe de defensa de AFI, Early Warning: The Politicization of Slovak Arts and Culture (Alerta temprana: la politización de las artes y la cultura eslovacas), elaborado en colaboración con Otvorená Kultúra! (OK!). Tras la elección de...

El gobierno populista de Polonia, liderado por el partido Ley y Justicia (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość; PiS), ha remodelado activamente el panorama artístico y cultural del país con el fin de promover narrativas nacionalistas y de derecha. En el...

En agosto de 2021, el mundo observó con consternación cómo los talibanes recuperaban el control de Afganistán tras la retirada de las fuerzas de seguridad estadounidenses. Temiendo la naturaleza violenta y represiva del régimen talibán, cientos...

Nos complace anunciar la publicación del último informe de defensa de AFI, Ecos de libertad: El arte como voz de resistencia en Nicaragua, elaborado en colaboración con el Centro para la Apertura y el Desarrollo de América Latina...
ILA develops research and analysis to better understand the conditions under which artistic freedom is restricted and how those restrictions can be effectively challenged. Our report series examines the legal, political, and institutional dynamics that shape artistic expression, with the aim of identifying practical avenues for protection and reform.
In collaboration with AFI, ILA works to close persistent gaps in the documentation of violations of artistic freedom. Through in-depth, country-specific research, we analyze restrictions on creative expression, track emerging patterns across regions, and assess how national frameworks align with international human rights standards.
Our work brings together legal and policy analysis with the experiences of artists and cultural workers, offering a clearer account of how repression operates in practice while reinforcing the recognition of artistic freedom as a core human right.








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