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BELARUS Belarus: Bans cultivate opposition, says musician Musician Ljavon Volski of the rock band N.R.M. have was asked if it is true that bans stimulate development of rock music 29 January 2008 Belarus: Musicians removed from 2004-blacklist After a meeting between in Minsk on 21 November 2007, the musicians who were blacklisted in 2004 are now allowed to perform live and to be played on air in the radio 29 November 2007 Belarus & Ukraine: Musicians and fans stopped on their way to festival On 22 September 2007, about 100 people and a bus with Belarusian musicians going to a rock festival in Ukraine were stopped by Belarusian police forces before entering Ukraine. 05 November 2007 Press release: 'Hidden Truths' Belarus report in Russian translation Download PDF In Russian and English 27 September 2007 СКРЫТАЯ ПРАВДА Belarus report Музыка, политика и цензура в Беларуси Лукашенко 24 September 2007 3rd Freemuse World Conference - report Read all the speeches and testimonials from the 3rd Freemuse World Conference on music censorship, held in Istanbul in 2006 20 August 2007 Belarus: Fear of ban of rock band's album launch The popular Belarusian rock band Krama doubts if they will receive permission from authorities for the launch of their new album 'Krama', but the musicians are defiant to play 09 May 2007 Belarus: 'Hidden Truths' report appendix - audio and video Online appendix to the Freemuse report on music censorship in Belarus, 'Hidden Truths', with links to and information about seven Belarusian songs - six audio files and one video 12 February 2007 Belarus: 'Hidden Truths' report appendix - song lyrics Online appendix to the Freemuse report on music censorship in Belarus, 'Hidden Truths', with links to and information about seven Belarusian songs - six audio files and one video 12 February 2007 Maya Medich & Lemez Lovas: Music censorship in Belarus Video with anthropologist Medich and musician and journalist Lovas who explained about music censorship in Belarus at the Third Freemuse World Conference in 2006 31 January 2007 Freedom of musical expression in Belarus - report Freemuse turns its attention to Belarus - an authoritarian former Soviet country buffering the EU and Russia where many Belarusian rock musicians have been banned 23 January 2007 UNESCO-study in support of freedom of musical expression New study for UNESCO underlines the importance of freedom of musical expression while listing examples of suppression and censorship of music in numerous countries around the world 10 November 2006 Belarus: Interview with Belarusian singer Ljavon Volski from NRM Interview with Belarusian singer Ljavon Volski. He is the lead singer in the rock and punk band N.R.M., based in Minsk 28 March 2006 Belarus: CD with blacklisted Belarusian rock music Most of the bands on the CD ‘Belarusian Red Book – Music of Belarus’ have been blacklisted or censored in their home country 28 March 2006 Belarus election: Blacklisted bands play in Poland The hope amongst the organisers and artists is that music can fuel revolution and bring about democracy in Belarus 17 March 2006 Belarus election: Protest against music censorship The presidential election in Belarus is met with protests against the Belarusian hardliner censorship policy 13 March 2006 Belarus limits foreign music Europe’s ”last” dictator Aleksandr Lukasjenko does not only censor local bands, he has now ordered that radio stations can only play 20 pct. foreign music 14 January 2005 Repression against musicians of Belarus Open letter from Belarusian musicians concerning political pressure being placed on musicians who allegedly oppose President Aleksandr Lukashenko 08 October 2004