Most targeted artforms

RADAR documented challenges to a range of artistic forms, heritage and  cultural practices, including everyday cultural and creative expressions or objects. The three top forms targeted were music, film & broadcast and visual arts.

There were 66 music cases, 44 of which were recorded in Indonesia. This increase is due to the proscription of live shows featuring remix, electronic and organ tunggal music as part of the  regional government anti-vice and public safety campaign in South Sumatera. There were 43 cases of films and serial broadcasts, mainly in Malaysia (12 cases), the Philippines (11) and Vietnam (10), and Indonesia (7). Visual arts had 19 cases, the majority of which dealt with political themes. 

There were a few high profile controversies in the Design and Creative Services category, including over seemingly innocuous decorative embellishments such as communist kitsch on restaurant plates and rainbow themed watches. These incidents point to an increasingly constricted civil space.