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ARGENTINA Argentina: One of Latin America's most admired folk singers murdered The 74-year-old Argentine singer and novelist Facundo Cabral was killed on 9 July 2011 in an ambush on the road while he was on the way to an airport in Guatemala 11 July 2011 USA: Argentine song-writer won contest for freedom of expression 20-year-old Juliana Castro won the Inter American Press Association's contest for original songs related to violence against the press and unpunished murders of journalists 08 April 2011 Argentina and Uruguay: Miguel Angel Estrella Article on the Argentinean classical pianist Miguel Angel Estrella who was arrested, imprisoned and tortured in Uruguay in December 1977. 19 June 2007 Karamelo Santo Pedro of Karamelo Santo on music and censorship in Argentina. Interview in Spanish with transcription in English 26 August 2003 Argentina: Country profile Excerpt from 'A Survey Of Censorship And Restrictions On Music In Spanish America' 25 February 2002 Miguel Angel Estrella Statement from the distinguished Argentinian musician. 01 January 2001 1970s Freemusepedia timeline: South America: 1970-1979 Brazil: Os Mutantes. Argentina and Uruguay: Miguel Angel Estrella. Argentina: Mercedes Sosa. 01 January 2001 Argentina: Culture and the development of a lasting freedom Mr. Miguel Angel Estrella's speech at the 1st Freemuse World Conference on Music and Censorship in 1998 01 January 2001 UK: Britain at War Extensive article on how music was "restricted" during the Falkland and Gulf war, with focus on UK legislation and corporate censorship. Presented by Martin Cloonan at the 1st World Conference on Music and Censorship, 1998 01 January 2001