A conservative roll back happens to the theatre community in Egypt. The newly formed Egyptian ITI centre has asked the theatre world for support (see their call for action below). Ann Mari Engel, ITI Vice President and President of the Action Committee for Artists Rights has sent a letter to the Egyptian Ministry of Culture wich expresses our worries and concern about the situation for artists in Egypt today. Since June 5, hundreds of people have staged a sit-in at the Ministry of Culture.

Human rights lawyers are now fighting to overturn the ban of “No Voice No Choice” by the Board of Censors of Zimbabwe who last week “prohibited and banned” the play, alleging that its contents were “inciteful and against the spirit of national healing and reconciliation”.