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– Guggenheim drops artworks after threats of violence (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News October 7, 2017

The Guggenheim's alarming action continues a growing worldwide trend in which threats of violent protest are silencing artistic expression and posing a danger to free speech in general.
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