The specific terror arts suffer in conflict zones often goes unnoticed. While artistic freedom might be perceived as less important in contexts where one's freedom to live is threatened, a closer look at many different conflict zones reveal a common pattern: Critical artistic voices are always among the first to be targeted and persecuted. A purge on artists and cultural industries has been one of the initial steps in many situations which have later transformed into life-threatening conflicts.

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