In the face of increasing suppression and silencing, an emerging group of artists are attempting to draw attention to the reality of people caught between two nations. Shaswata Kundu Chaudhuri speaks to the passionate few making music against the odds

Concluding our series of first-hand accounts of life in tents, Patrick Smith recalls the way that festivals such as End of the Road and Primavera have helped him through bad times, from heartbreak to grief to crushing depression