Boycott

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Björk joins ‘No Music For Genocide’ Israel boycott

Björk is the latest artist to join the ‘No Music For Genocide’ Israel boycott, making her catalog of music unavailable on Israeli streaming services. The singer now stands alongside Massive Attack, Paramore and Fontaines D.C. and hundreds more artists who are geo-blocking their music in Israel.

29/09/2025

Culture news

Suspension over: Jimmy Kimmel to return after controversial axing

Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show will return to ABC tonight, following a nearly week-long suspension over the host’s comments about the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.

23/09/2025

Culture news

Marvel stars stand up for Jimmy Kimmel as Disney boycott intensifies

Marvel regulars Mark Ruffalo, Pedro Pascal, Marisa Tomei and Tatiana Maslany, as well as former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, are the latest big names attached to Disney to speak out against Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension. This comes amid calls to boycott Disney and cancel subscriptions to its affiliates.

22/09/2025

Culture news

Israel in Eurovision 2026: Resign or fly neutral flag for contest

The crisis deepens for Europe’s most watched entertainment show, with outrage spreading over Israel’s participation in Eurovision Song Contest. Faced with several EU broadcasters’ threats to pull out of the 2026 edition, the European Broadcasting Union seems to have found an unofficial solution...

15/09/2025

Culture news

Netherlands join boycott of Eurovision 2026 over Israeli participation

The Dutch public broadcaster, AVROTROS, has confirmed the Netherlands will join Slovenia, Iceland, Spain and Ireland in boycotting next year's Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is involved.

12/09/2025

Culture news

Is Spain planning Eurovision 2026 boycott over Israeli participation?

Spanish Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun has joined Slovenia’s national broadcaster in threatening to withdraw their country’s participation in Eurovision 2026 if Israel is not banned.

10/09/2025

Cinema

‘Profoundly misguided’: Israeli film industry responds to filmmaker boycott pledge

Since the publication of a call to boycott Israeli film institutions “involved in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people,” the number of signatories has reached 3,500. Representatives of the Israeli film industry have begun to speak out against this initiative.

10/09/2025

Cinema

More than 1,300 artists vow boycott of Israeli film institutions

The new campaign comes amid a growing number of entertainment industry initiatives to protest Israel’s war in Gaza. The pledge says Israeli film institutions are playing their part in "genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people."

09/09/2025

Culture news

BDS movement call for boycott of Radiohead’s 2025 tour

The pro-Palestine campaign group BDS has said Radiohead “continues with its complicit silence” and has criticised the band's guitarist, Jonny Greenwood, for his recent performances with Israeli musician Dudu Tassa. They are calling for a boycott of the band’s recently announced UK and EU tour.

04/09/2025

Culture news

What's behind the mass music festival boycott in UK over the weekend?

Several bands pulled out from the Victorious music festival over the weekend, in some cases just hours before their scheduled performances. They were standing in solidarity with the Irish folk group The Mary Wallopers, who had their set cut short for displaying a Palestinian flag.

25/08/2025

Culture news

Artists revolt against Spotify over CEO’s investment in AI warfare

Several artists, including King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Deerhoof, and Xiu Xiu, are pulling their music from Spotify in protest of CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in an AI-powered military tech firm.

30/07/2025

EuroVerify

Fake Turkish government advert urges Indian tourists to ignore boycott

The false announcement comes amid a real call to boycott among Indians to boycott Turkey, following tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad.

20/05/2025

Culture news

Israels ESC-Kandidatin stellt sich auf Störungen beim Auftritt ein

Sender und ehemalige ESC-Teilnehmer hatten den Ausschluss Israels vom diesjährigen ESC in Basel gefordert. Israel tritt trotzdessen an, vertreten durch Yuval Raphael. Sie bereitet sich auf Störungen während des Auftrittes vor.

13/05/2025

Culture news

Former Eurovision acts call for Israel to be banned from 2025 contest

More than 70 former Eurovision contestants have signed an open letter demanding Israel and its national broadcaster KAN to be banned from this year’s contest, which is due to take place next week.

06/05/2025

Turkey

Eleven detained in Turkey in boycott call investigation

The Istanbul Prosecutor's Office is investigating protesters who called for a shopping boycott, accusing them of 'hate and discrimination' and 'inciting the public to hatred and hostility'.

03/04/2025

Turkey

Protests against Istanbul mayor's arrest morph into shopping boycott

Ekrem İmamoğlu faces corruption and terrorism charges that critics say are politically motivated but the government insists the judiciary is independent and free of political interference.

02/04/2025

Europe News

Swedes launch boycott of US goods in response to recent policy shifts

Group members hope the boycott can effectively pressure the US administration, and use the platform to share alternative buying options.

07/03/2025

Serbia

Serbia joins supermarket boycott

Serbia is the latest to join the boycott, a trend that started in Croatia and quickly caught on in other Western Balkan countries.

04/02/2025

Culture news

Are you joining R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe on his Meta boycott?

It’s the end of the world as we know it... and we should be logging off. “Are we too addicted we can’t log off even for one week?”

20/01/2025

Chad

Chad election marked by boycotts, low turnout and security challenges

Critics have dismissed the vote as a ploy to allow junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby to entrench his power.

30/12/2024