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PRESS RELEASES Newest on top: Press release: Nordic safe havens for persecuted musicians The Nordic countries offer safe havens for writers who are persecuted in their homelands. There should be an equal opportunity for composers and musicians. 25 November 2011 Press release: Freemuse Award winner 2011: Ramy Essam Egyptian singer Ramy Essam, who provided the soundtrack for the Arab Spring at Tahrir Square, is the winner of the 2011 Freemuse Award. 25 October 2011 Press release: SKAP award to Freemuse for its fight against music censorship On 16 May 2011 SKAP – the Swedish Society of Popular Music Composers – in addition to presenting annual grants will give a special prize to Freemuse 13 May 2011 Press release: Singer Lapiro de Mbanga was released from New Bell Prison Singer Lapiro de Mbanga was released from New Bell Prison in Douala on Friday 8 April 2011 at 2 pm after three years imprisonment under harsh conditions 08 April 2011 Press release: Music Freedom Day 2011 A summary of events which will take place on Music Freedom Day - 3 March 2011 01 March 2011 Press release: Ferhat Tunç receives 25 days prison sentence The Kurdish-Turkish singer Ferhat Tunç was sentenced to 25 days in prison for a speech he made during a concert in 2006 27 January 2011 Press release: Lapiro de Mbanga’s legal team files petition to United Nations Cameroon supports football team but persecutes artists. An international legal team filed an urgent action petition for Lapiro with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention 18 June 2010 Press release: Freemuse Award winners 2010: Mahsa Vahdat and Ferhat Tunç Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat and Turkish-Kurdish singer and activist Ferhat Tunç are the 2010 Freemuse Award Winners. They receive the award at a ceremony in London 22 March 2010 Press release: Roskilde Festival donates large sum to Freemuse “The donation from Roskilde Festival Charity Society means that we can continue our work for musicians' freedom of expression” said the executive director of Freemuse 01 March 2010 Press release: Music Freedom Day 2010 A summary of events which will take place on Music Freedom Day - 3 March 2010 24 February 2010 Press release: New Freemuse CD: Listen to the banned The new Freemuse CD 'Listen to the banned' is a unique collection of 14 contemporary songs by artists who have been censored 24 February 2010 Press release: New Freemuse report about censorship of heavy metal music The new Freemuse report written by Mark LeVine reveals a different face of the heavy metal artists who yearn for change in their restrictive societies 17 February 2010 Press release: Imprisoned singer in Cameroon wins global award Imprisoned musician Lapiro de Mbango is the 2009-winner of the ‘Freedom to Create’ Imprisoned Artist Prize. 25 November 2009 Press release: Freemuse receives international award The International Music Council (IMC) has awarded Freemuse the IMC Inaugural Musical Rights Award for its "courageous global programme" 19 October 2009 Press release: Freemuse urges OIC to protect musicians In a letter to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, OIC, Freemuse urges OIC to protect musicians in its member states 20 April 2009 Press release: Music Freedom Day 2009 Concert and seminar with censored artists in Stockholm 3 March 2009 25 February 2009 Press release: Freemuse Award to Tiken Jah Fakoly Tiken Jah Fakoly receives Freemuse Award in Dublin, Ireland 20 August 2008 Press release: 'Hidden Truths' Belarus report in Russian translation Download PDF In Russian and English 27 September 2007 Press release: EU-MP joins Freemuse at Tunc court case in Izmir This Freemuse press release was sent via e-mail to 312 journalists and media houses world-wide on Thursday 27 September 2007 at 16:11 GMT 27 September 2007 Press release: Post 9/11 USA report Freemuse report on USA after 9/11 13 February 2006 Press release: Shoot the Singer! New book on worldwide censorship of music. Edited by Marie Korpe, Freemuse. Published by Zed Books (London), 18 May 2004 20 April 2004 Press release: Doubtful arrest of Cuban Musician Freemuse requests the Cuban government to reconsider a doubtful court case against controversial rock artist Gorki Luis Águila Carrasco sentenced to four years jail. 17 October 2003 Press release: WOMEX 2003 Music as a basic human right is in focus at WOMEX - The WOrld Music EXpo - in Sevilla, Spain, 22 – 26 Oct 2003 01 October 2003 Press release: Freemuse film - 'Stopping the music' 'Stopping the music' is the story of a South African protest singer and the security branch policeman assigned to end his career. 02 May 2003 Press release: Nigeria Report Nigeria report launched in Paris 29 April 2003 Press release: Freemuse report on Zimbabwe Freemuse report on Zimbabwe launched 25 October 2001 Press release: Romania report Freemuse report on Romania launched 25 October 2001 Press release: 2nd World Conference on Music and Censorship Conference program, participants and more 16 September 2001