Poet Galal El Beheiry’s poetic protest and the perils of expression in EgyptDesperately struggling for life, imprisoned Egyptian poet initiates water strike.Written by Global Voices MENA30 May 2023
‘Almost all famous artists have left or will leave [Russia], and those who remain will be blacklisted and banned’Interview with Artemy Troitsky by Russia Post Written by Russia Post, Daria Dergacheva30 May 2023
The future of the Thai music industry after COVID-19Thai musicians talk about their lives during and after the pandemicWritten by Prachatai30 May 2023
The Caribbean mourns resilient rock and roll legend Tina TurnerPeople lauded her 'sense of indomitable optimism'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco26 May 2023
Cultural diplomacy, LGBTQ+ rights, and Ukraine in the 2023 Eurovision Song ContestEurovision is about diplomacy as much as politics or musicWritten by Yulia Abibok16 May 2023
For Moldovan singer, Eurovision results are a bit of a ‘déjà vu’In the 2023 Eurovision contest, Moldova took the 18th place Written by Daria Dergacheva15 May 2023
The long 1980s: Belarusian dark wave band Molchat Doma takes its music to the US'In a sense, the 1980s never ended for Belarus'Written by The Battleground12 May 2023
‘You gave me wings': Moldovan Eurovision finalist thanks his fansPasha Parfeni received his spot in the Eurovision final contestWritten by Daria Dergacheva11 May 2023
Creative initiatives add new content from Central and South Eastern Europe to WikipediaStudents, teachers, librarians, pensioners and pilots contribute to enriching Wikipedia contentWritten by Filip Stojanovski11 May 2023
This new, trending Cuban song calls for artists to speak out against the island's regimeMusic has a mobilizing power in Cuba's bleak realityWritten by Luis Rodriguez Translated by Laura10 May 2023
Rewritten, recorded, reframed: Ukrainian wartime songsSome songs got millions of views on YouTubeWritten by Yulia Abibok10 May 2023
In Turkey, a raki commercial goes viral for its political undertonesHow will you celebrate when that day comes?Written by Arzu Geybullayeva3 May 2023
Moldova's Eurovision participant makes humorous plug for support on official InstagramUsers say they will vote for the Moldovan sense of humour Written by Daria Dergacheva1 May 2023
The rise and fall of linguistic diversity at EurovisionThe trends have flip-flopped countless times over the years Written by Langoly1 May 2023