The Arab Education Forum – Istikshaf Program, in collaboration with a number of social and cultural organizations, initiated a regional mobility and freedom of movement policy agenda until 2015 for the Arab region. The Istikshaf Program (PDF) is supported by the European Union and has 4 policy issues: mobility on the national agenda, financing mobility, crossing borders and mobilizing communities.

All State Art Foundations : State Theatres, State Opera and Ballet, Symphony Orchestras, Modern Dance Companies are to be abolished in Turkey. A Video has been put on Youtube to draw the attention to a silent and dangerous process.

Our partner organisation, the International Association of Theatre Critics AICT/IATC has published a petition to free arrested members of Kabir Kala Manch (KKM). Members of the group were accused by the police of being Naxalites (Maoists). Two are in prison, others hiding. With public performances the group was fighting against caste separation, for workers rights and sustainable development.

ACAR ask you to support the release of the arrested artists by signing the petition.  Additional information about the group and its background are in two online articles in English from Indian newspaper Tehelka and at India Theatre Forum.

After decades of repression, the Algerian government is again threatening and intimidating artists and intellectuals. Artists in Algeria have made a petition which have been signed by 50 artists.