Campaigns in Asia & the Middle East
• Making a grant to the Independent Film & Television School to enable them to set up training courses in war–torn Baghdad and mounting an appeal for funds and equipment on their behalf.• Protesting against the inhumane treatment of an Iranian actress sentenced to 74 lashes for kissing an actor on stage.
• Giving a grant to the Al Kasaba Theatre, in the West Bank town of Ramallah, which was in dire straits as a result of the Middle East crisis.
• Mounting a successful campaign to secure the release of two comedians sentenced to imprisonment in Burma for their satirical performances.
• Financing the rebuilding of a theatre stage following floods in Bangladesh.
• A vigorous, and eventually successful, campaign on behalf of the Tibetan musician and performer, Ngawang Cheophal, imprisoned by the Chinese authorities because of his art.
• Campaigning for and helping to secure the release of an Indonesian actress arrested for her performances.