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VICTOR JARA Iran: Arya – the Victor Jara of my Homeland Iranian journalist and poet Sepideh Jodeyri compares the life and music of imprisoned musician Arya Aramnejad with Chile's revolutionary singer, Victor Jara. 12 January 2012 UK / Chile: Concert to commemorate singer Victor Jara A concert by Steve Tromans and his band entitled ‘Last Words of Victor Jara’ is performed in Birmingham on 11 November 2009 11 November 2009 Chile: Ex-soldier confessed to shooting singer Victor Jara On 26 May 2009 a former army conscript, José Adolfo Paredes Márquez, confessed his involvement in the assassination of the popular folk singer Victor Jara 08 June 2009 Chile: New evidence lead to reopening of Victor Jara case On 3 June 2008 a Chilean judge reopened the murder case of folk singer Victor Jara who was tortured and killed in 1973 04 June 2008 Chile: Colonel charged with the murder of musician Victor Jara 35 years after the torture and murder of the renowned Chilean folk singer and composer Victor Jara, a retired army colonel has been charged with the killing 19 May 2008 United Kingdom: Music festival focuses on human rights 'Mind Out For Music' is a UK music festival for people in the world suffering human rights abuses. It is inspired by and commemorates the murdered Chilean musician Victor Jara 22 July 2005 Chile: Country profile Excerpt from 'A Survey Of Censorship And Restrictions On Music In Spanish America' 25 February 2002 1960s Freemusepedia timeline: South America: 1960-1969 Brazil: Chico Buarque, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso. Chile: Victor Jara. Mexico: rock concerts (1968-1989) 01 January 2001 Freedom Highway - Songs that Shaped a Century The widow of Chilean activist Victor Jara will participate in Freedom Highway (London, 19. - 22. September), a festival focussing on the powerful role of music in the political struggles and liberation movements of the 20th century. 27 August 2003