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DENMARK Denmark/Sweden/Germany: In court for selling Nazi music Two men were arrested in Denmark on 27 August 2008 for allegedly distributing recordings that have been deemed illegal because of their extremist content 18 November 2008 Germany / Denmark: Controversy around erotic drawing on vinyl cover The rock band Baby Woodrose experienced trouble in connection with the re-issuing of Blows Your Mind. The printer refused to print the cover portraying a nude woman. 18 March 2008 Freemuse: Brian Mikkelsens lovforslag om fribyer er diskriminerende Hvad er forskellen på en forfatter og en tekstforfatter?, spørger Freemuse i sit høringssvar til Kulturministeriet, der vil hjælpe verdens forfulgte forfattere, men ikke musikere 05 March 2008 Freemuse filmvisning: Iransk undergrundsmusik lever - på trods Grand Teatret i København viser film om iransk rap- og rockmusik ved særforestilling søndag den 24. februar kl. 21.30. 12 February 2008 Freemuse campaign: 'Safe cities' should include all artists Freemuse initiates a campaign for inclusion of musicians and other artists in the Danish 'safe cities' system 10 January 2008 Freemuse kampagne: Friby-ordningen bør inkludere alle kunstnere Dansk Kunstnerråd, DJBFA og Freemuse opfordrer Regering og Folketing til at sikre ytringsfriheden for alle kunstarter 10 January 2008 Denmark: Reggae concert under close surveillance 200 activitsts demonstrated against Jamaican rapper and DJ Elephant Man in Copenhagen on 21 May 2007 because he has incited to violence against homosexuals in his songs 23 May 2007 China: Danish rock band requested to change lyrics In order to be allowed to perform in China, the Danish band Rock Hard Power Spray had to change the title of one of their songs 01 May 2007 Denmark: Focus on arguments against religious music prohibition Salman Ahmad visited Copenhagen in February 2007 to introduce the screening of the documentary film, 'The Rock Star and the Mullahs' 15 February 2007 Three films about music and Islam hit Scandinavia Pakistani rock star Salman Ahmad and editor Simon Broughton visit Denmark and Sweden in February 2007 to show three documentary films about music and Islam 24 January 2007 Denmark: Politician requests “total boycott” of hip hop band Right-wing politician Kenneth Kristensen, chairman of the youth branch of Danish People's Party, called for a “total boycott” of the hip hop band Outlandish 14 January 2007 Denmark: Religious reservations labeled as ‘censorship’ On 5 December 2006, two bare shoulders of a female Norwegian singer became ‘breaking news’ in Denmark with the headline: “Muslim censorship in music show” 05 December 2006 Denmark: High school pupils convicted for rap song On 19 October 2006 two pupils on Køge High School, south of the Danish capital Copenhagen, were convicted for having written a rap song which threatened their teacher 23 October 2006 Denmark: Calling to cancel Jamaican reggae star concert Buju Banton was met with demonstrations and callings to cancel his concert when he played at The Rock in Copenhagen on July 11 2006 26 July 2006 Denmark: Teenager arrested for 'death rap' A 17-year-old teenager was arrested for sending death threats in the form of a rap song to the Danish politician Naser Khader, reports the news agency Reuters 08 May 2006 Sweden: Religious group attempts to silence music A group of young, religious men in Sweden act like as if they were an Islamic police force and try to prevent Swedish muslims from listening to music 28 April 2006 Denmark / Tunisia: Danish orchestras cancel concerts in Tunisia Danish musician Chris Poole & Kasper Søeborg Duo and the orchestra Oriental Mood cancelled their tour to Tunisia due to fear that they will be attacked 13 February 2006 Denmark / Morocco: Danish DJ boycotted in Morocco Moroccan night club has cancelled engagement of the Danish house-DJ Rune RK for “political reasons” 07 February 2006 Denmark: CD-album recalled due to fear of misinterpretation Launch of new Danish album has been cancelled because the cover shows Jomi Massage in burka-like outfit in the colours of the Danish flag. 07 February 2006 Ferhat Tunc meets Danish MP’s Kurdish singer met leading parliamentarians and high level representatives from Amnesty, Pen and Danish Arts organizations in Copenhagen. 01 February 2006 Turkey: "Keep Roj TV!" Turkish musicians protest Turkish musicians signed a petition against attempts to ban the Denmark-based Kurdish Roj TV. The Danish government has been under diplomatic pressure to effect its closure. 17 January 2006 Denmark: Religious fundamentalists obstruct concert A concert on 9 October, in Copenhagen, Denmark, arranged by the Somali network in Denmark was blocked by a group of religious fundamentalists. According to reports, the group told the musicians that “music is the work of the Devil” 21 October 2004 Præsentation af Freemuse Dansk udgave 22 March 2004 Djembe Online Online edition of the world music magazine Djembe. Special issue on music and censorship. Articles in English and Danish 01 January 2001 Denmark: Censorship on music during the German occupation Mr. Hans Skaarup's speech at the 1st Freemuse World Conference on Music and Censorship in 1998 01 January 2001