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| Mexico: Trumpet player brutally murdered |
| Mexican trumpet player José Luis Aquina’s body was found in a river in southern Mexico. Thereby the number of recent murdered Mexican musicians has increased to 13. |
| 19 December 2007 |
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| Denmark: Exiled Kurdish singer awarded |
| On 29 November 2007 the Danish Refugee Council awarded Mizgin, a Kurdish refugee musician based in Denmark, with an 'Artist Award' and 5,000 US dollars |
| 05 December 2007 |
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| Mexico: Murders of Mexican musicians |
| Violent assaults on popular Mexican figures – which includes musicians such as Sergio Gomez and Zayda Pena – increase as battles for drug dealing territories intensify |
| 05 December 2007 |
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| Iran: Official campaign against rap music |
| Iranian police have been instructed to close rap studios in an official nationwide campaign to stamp out "obscene" rap music, reported Agence France Presse and BBC News |
| 04 December 2007 |
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| Zimbabwe: How musicians avoid censorship |
| In Zimbabwe, musicians manage to evade censorship by creating songs with double-meaning. And sometimes they get away with it, reports Freemuse's correspondent |
| 28 November 2007 |
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| Music & Islam - what's the big fuss? |
| In Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Taliban continues to attack musicians and music shops, but what is the position on music in Islam? |
| 27 November 2007 |
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| Freemuse Award 2008 |
| A Freemuse Award will be presented for the first time in 2008. The first person to recieve the award will be announced on the Music Freedom Day, 3 March 2008 |
| 26 November 2007 |
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| Freemuse campaign: Visa issues kill music |
| In collaboration with international artists organisations Freemuse launches an investigation of visa and work permit procedures in order to influence policy makers |
| 26 November 2007 |
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| Taiwan: History of Holo pop songs censorship |
| Holo pop songs that were banned during Kuomintang rule took center stage in 2007 during a series of 'forbidden songs concerts' sponsored by the Government Information Office |
| 22 November 2007 |
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| Nigeria: Banned song became duo's break-through |
| The debut song of Nigerian duo Zule-Zoo was banned by the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation. Instead of silencing them, the ban actually helped making it a nation-wide hit |
| 15 November 2007 |
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| Chiwoniso Maraire |
| Video interview with Chiwoniso Maraire together with Chirikure Chirikure and Paul Brickhill about their personal experiences with music censorship in Zimbabwe |
| 05 November 2007 |
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| USA: Lebanese musician denied use of theatre |
| Marcel Khalife often speaks for reconciliation, resulting in bans in the Middle East. Ironically one of his concerts was rejected in the US, accused of being "unbalanced". |
| 14 October 2007 |
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| Turkey: Singer Ferhat Tunç acquitted |
| The Turkish-Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunc could leave Izmir High Criminal Court as a free man on 4 October 2007. The Freemuse delegation succeeded it's mission |
| 04 October 2007 |
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| Turkey: EU Commission to observe Tunç Trial |
| Senior Political Advisor Ms Selma Kiliçer from the EU Commission office in Ankara will observe the trial against Ferhat Tunç - and thus join the Freemuse delegation |
| 03 October 2007 |
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| Ferhat Tunç campaign 2007 |
| International campaign in support of musician on trial for remarks on Kurdish issue. Freemuse request the Turkish State to drop its case against singer Ferhat Tunç |
| 02 October 2007 |
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| Myanmar/Burma: Flow of secret music files |
| Exiled Burmese musicians develop alternative communication channels, and their music is being smuggled across borders and distributed secretly within Burma via the internet |
| 27 September 2007 |
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| Turkey: Delegation in support of Ferhat Tunç |
| EU-politician and famous Danish musician join Freemuse delegation, travelling to attend the court case in Turkey against Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunç on 4 October 2007 |
| 27 September 2007 |
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| USA: Gangsta rap condemned by local police |
| The police in Colorado Springs publicly condemned the music genre gangsta rap in a news release after a killing in July 2007, writes The New York Times |
| 05 September 2007 |
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| Sierra Leone: Death threats to musicians |
| Two well-known musicians wrote a song in support of a political party. Soon after they received death threats from their political opponents and had to go in hiding. |
| 28 August 2007 |
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| Turkey: Ferhat Tunç continues his struggle |
| Despite death threats and continuous court cases, Turkish singer and writer Ferhat Tunç continues to critisise the Turkish court system and the government |
| 25 June 2007 |
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| Australia: Didgeridoo concert cancelled |
| A concert in Broome in North West Australia featuring didgeridoo player William Barton was cancelled after local Aboriginal leaders said the instrument was "taboo" |
| 30 May 2007 |
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| Chechnya: Music of defiance published on CD |
| Some performers of the compilation album 'Songs of Defiance' have gone into protective self-exile. Even outside Chechnya, recording them is officially discouraged |
| 21 May 2007 |
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| Selda Bagcan: speech - November 2006 |
| Video of Turkish singer Selda Bağcan's testimony at the third Freemuse World Conference where she speaks about her personal experiences with music censorship in Turkey |
| 15 May 2007 |
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| Iran: Prohibition of music in holy city |
| In a speech in official Friday praying on 11 May 2007 the Imam of Mashhad banned practicing of music and ordered to close all of the music institutes in the holy city |
| 15 May 2007 |
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| Song for Music Freedom Day 2008 |
| Recorded for Freemuse and the Music Freedom Day, the rap song '152 mesures contre la censure' features 10 rappers who are concerned with censorship issues in Algeria |
| 15 May 2007 |
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| Rabah Donquishoot |
| Video interview with Rabah Donquishoot from the Algerian rap group MBS about the situation in 2006 concerning music censorship in Algeria |
| 14 May 2007 |
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| Freemuse enters MySpace |
| If MySpace was a country it would be among the ten largest countries in the world. On 2 May 2007, Freemuse became a citizen there. Read why Freemuse has entered MySpace. |
| 08 May 2007 |
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| Cuba: Imprisonment made Gorki stronger |
| Gorki Aguila is back full force. The Cuban music rebel was praised for his courage in a report on the American news network CNN on 23 April 2007 |
| 01 May 2007 |
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| Iran: Six musicians arrested |
| Authorities in Iran have reportedly detained at least six members of underground music bands and shut down their studios, Radio Farda reported |
| 24 April 2007 |
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| 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 |
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| Pakistan: Music and video shop blown away |
| "Close within three days – or you will be blown away." This threat by the religious extremists became reality when a video centre was blown away on 13 March 2007 |
| 15 March 2007 |
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| Senegal: Rappers' quest for change |
| During the last seven years, there has been a frightening rise in the number of censorship attempts on musicians, outspoken activists and journalists in Senegal |
| 02 March 2007 |
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| Lebanon: Hip hop band's censored album debut |
| The Beirut-based rap duo Ashekman has come up against censorship several times in its young career, reports The Daily Star, as they are about to publish their debut album |
| 02 March 2007 |
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| Namibia: Radio stations ban Afrikaaner song |
| Two Namibian Afrikaans-language commercial radio stations have banned South African musician Van Blerk's song 'De la Rey' because of the controversy surrounding the song |
| 26 February 2007 |
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| Pakistan: Music video about 9/11 censored |
| The Pakistani-Canadian rock group Falak has been blacklisted on MTV Pakistan. Their song 'Yadein II' is deemed too controversial because of its 9/11 images |
| 21 February 2007 |
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| Ruba Saqr |
| Video interview with the Jordanian singer Ruba Saqr about the situation concerning music censorship and self-censorship in the Middle East |
| 19 February 2007 |
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| Grup Yorum |
| Video interview with three members of Istanbul-based Grup Yorum about their personal experiences with music censorship in Turkey |
| 09 February 2007 |
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| Roger Lucey |
| Video interview with musician and journalist Roger Lucey about his personal experience of music censorship in South Africa in the 1970's. "It is death to the artist", he says. |
| 06 February 2007 |
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| Signature song for Music Freedom Day 2007 |
| Recorded for Freemuse and the Music Freedom Day, the song 'Navai' features the Iranian singer Marjan Vahdat in a musical collaboration with the British guitarist Jason Carter |
| 06 February 2007 |
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| Jason Carter |
| Video interview with musician Jason Carter about his experience of music censorship and music prohibition in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East |
| 22 January 2007 |
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| Fadal Dey |
| Video interview with Fadal Dey about the situation in 2006 concerning music censorship in Côte d'Ivoire and West Africa |
| 16 January 2007 |
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