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SPAIN Spain, Bilbao: 'Fight censorship with humour', suggested author Antonia Gala Author Antonia Gala said that “censorship must be fought with humour” when participants of the Festival Against Censorship met in a three-hour roundtable in Bilbao 27 October 2008 Spain: Bilbao festival against censorship Artists from Iran, Zimbabwe and Palestine are featured at this years’ Festival Against Censorship in Bilbao in northern Spain on 18-26 October 2008 09 October 2008 Spain: Guernica celebrated Freemuse in 'Festival Against Censorship' A packed concert hall in Guernica greeted Ray Lema and his trio on 28 October 2007 as the African piano veteran concluded the second 'Festival Against Censorship' 29 October 2007 Spain: Two weeks of festival against censorship 'Festival Against Censorship' takes place in Bilbao and Gernika-Lumo in October 2007 in Spain. Freemuse participates in a seminar held on 25 October 2007. 10 October 2007 Fermin Muguruza Video interview with musician Fermin Muguruza about his experiences with music censorship in Spain: Its mechanisms, its impact on the artist, and the fear of music 04 April 2007 Spain: Basque band in court for the lyrics of their songs On 2 November 2006, the Basque hardcore punk band Soziedad Alkoholika was taken to court for an alleged crime of praising terrorism in some of their songs 09 November 2006 Spain: Basque singer suffers from concert prohibitions The Basque rock singer Fermin Muguruza suffers from concert bans in Spain. Threats from neo-fascist groups was said to be the reason for the cancellations of his concerts 28 January 2004 Spain: Censorship of Basque musicians Over the past two years censorship of Basque musicians in Spain has steadily increased 28 January 2004 Spain: Manu Chao cancels show over political flap Musician Manu Chao refuses to exclude Basque band member Fermin Muguruza because of his alleged 'ETA roots' 09 November 2003 Ojos de Brujo Video interview with Max and Xavi, percussionists of Ojos de Brujo. Censorship and money in the Spanish music industry 26 August 2003