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SUDAN Abazar Hamid Video interview with the exiled musician Abazar Hamid from Sudan who now works and performs in Cairo, Egypt 14 June 2011 Sudan: Young hip-hop artist detained in 12 days and beaten In February, a young Sudanese hip-hop artist, Ahmad, was detained for 12 days that included beatings by police, reported McClatchy Newspapers 20 April 2011 Sudan: Censored singer tries to reform Janjaweed 'hate singers' While struggling with censorship in Khartoum, the Sudanese singer-songwriter Abazar Hamid hopes to bring peace to Sudan with his music, reported Stephanie McCrummen 24 June 2008 The Middle East: New restrictions on satellite tv Freedom of expression in the Middle East suffered a major setback on 12 February 2008 when 21 information ministers of the Arab League agreed on a new satellite tv charter 20 February 2008 Sudan: Can't dance / won't dance? Mr. Peter Verney's speech at the 1st Freemuse World Conference on Music and Censorship in 1998 01 January 2001