Growing restrictions on artist mobility

The increased terrorism threat and the global refugee crises are making it more difficult for cultural professionals to travel and work abroad, according to a Unesco report aimed at improving the rights of artists.

The study, Culture and Working Conditions for Artists, examines what different countries are doing to address challenges cultural professionals face in relation to areas including transnational mobility and human rights, freedom of artistic expression and the digital environment. It is based on more than 90 responses from member states and non-governmental sources to a global survey in 2018.