A collective of 1,300 artistes have signed an open letter accusing cultural institutions across Western countries of "repressing, silencing and stigmatising Palestinian voices and perspectives."
Famous faces signed the letter including Oscar-winning actress , Olivier Award winners Harriet Walter and Juliet Stevenson, BAFTA winning 바카라Sex Education바카라 actress Aimee Lou Wood, 바카라바카라 actress Amir El-Masry and 바카라Bridgerton바카라 star Nicola Coughlan, reports Mirror.co.uk.
Artistes for Palestine UK published a letter addressing the Arts and Culture Sector urging them to "uphold the right to freedom of expression and to uphold their commitment to anti-discrimination", following actress Melissa Barrera being fired from 바카라Scream 7바카라 after expressing solidarity with Palestinian people on her personal social media channels.
As per Mirror.co.uk, last month, Barrera, 33, was dropped from the iconic horror franchise after 바카라Scream 7바카라 production company, Spyglass Media, claimed the star바카라s Instagram posts about the Israel-Hamas war crossed "the line into hate speech". 바카라Wednesday바카라 actress Jenna Ortega, who has also expressed solidarity with Palestine, ended her involvement with the upcoming 바카라Scream바카라 installment shortly after Barrera was fired.
The letter by Artists for Palestine UK claims Western countries are "repressing, silencing and stigmatising Palestinian voices and perspectives", which they say includes "targeting and threatening the livelihoods of artists and arts workers who express solidarity with Palestinians, as well as cancelling performances, screenings, talks, exhibitions and book launches바카라.
"Despite this pressure, artists in their thousands are following their conscience and continuing to speak out. Freedom of expression, as enshrined in the Human Rights Act and the European Convention of Human Rights is the backbone of our creative lives, and fundamental to democracy," the letter notes.
In addition to Barrero's forced exit from the 바카라Scream바카라 franchise, Artistes for Palestine UK cites other examples of censorship, including Lisson Gallery바카라s 바카라postponement바카라 of a London exhibition by Ai Weiwei; Folkwang Museum in Essen바카라s last minute cancellation of curator Anais Duplan바카라s Afrofuturism exhibition, and the Saarland Museum바카라s cancellation of a solo exhibition of artist Candice Brietz, both in Germany.
