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DROP THE CASE AGAINST FERHAT TUNÇ 02 October 2007 The case of Ferhat Tunç Musician on trial for remarks on Kurdish issue Turkish-Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunç is known for his critical remarks about the Kurdish issue in Turkey. On 4 October 2007 he faces yet another trial because of a remark he said during a concert last year. Freemuse follows the court case at close hand, and has taken several measures to support Ferhat Tunç and his right to freedom of expression: Delegation in support of Ferhat Tunç in court Ferhat Tunç Visit Ferhat Tunç's website See music videos with Ferhat Tunç More about Ferhat Tunç: CD: Listen to the banned Compiled by the artist Deeyah and Freemuse, this CD compilation album is published on 3 March 2010 by Norway's most successful music label, Grappa Records 15 March 2010 Facts about the CD: 'Listen to the banned' Compiled by the artist Deeyah and Freemuse, this CD compilation album is published on 3 March 2010 by Norway's most successful music label, Grappa Records 03 March 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 Turkey: Ferhat Tunç sang at large rally for Alevi rights Ferhat Tunç was one of the artists who performed in Istanbul on 8 November 2009 in front of 200,000 people protesting for the rights of a religious minority 09 November 2009 Turkey: Pop star both condemned and praised for political statement A statement in favour of a new plan on how the Turkish government should approach the Kurdish issue turned fans of the popular Turkish pop diva Sezen Aksu up against her 14 September 2009 Ferhat Tunç Video interview with singer and musician Ferhat Tunç from Turkey who speaks about his personal experiences with music censorship 19 August 2009 Turkey: Singer Ferhat Tunç in his seventh court case Police brutality against the Kurdish-Turkish singer Ferhat Tunç lead to a court case - not against the police, but against the singer 14 July 2009 USA: Censored musicians spoke at Duke University In its human rights series, Duke University in North Carolina, USA, presented two censored musicians and highlighted freedom of musical expression 25 March 2009 How Music Freedom Day 2009 was observed in Stockholm Two seminars and concert in Stockholm on 3 March 2009 became a beautiful, yet serious and powerful manifestation for musicians' human rights 04 March 2009 Human Rights for Musicians – Ferhat Tunç acquitted • Jens-Peter Bonde Article by Jens-Peter Bonde who is president of EU Democrats and was Danish member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 2008 30 January 2009 Human Rights for Musicians – Impressions & Descriptions: Ferhat Tunç Testimonial by Ferhat Tunc in the anniversary publication 'Human Rights for Musicians - Ten Years With Freemuse' 30 January 2009 USA / UK: Norwegian singer Deeyah wins Freedom Award Deeyah, an exiled Norwegian singer and activist, was awarded with ArtVenture's 'Freedom to Create Prize' at a ceremony in London on 26 November 2008 27 November 2008 Turkey: Singer Ferhat Tunç's trial postponed again On 28 May 2008 Ferhat Tunç stood trial over an article he wrote. But once again, the trial was postponed 29 May 2008 Turkey / Germany: Panel debate about Turkish censorship On 4 April 2008, protest singer Ferhat Tunç performed with his Kurdish songs and discussed music censorship in Berlin, Germany 08 April 2008 Turkey: Singer Ferhat Tunç's next trial postponed A Turkish court decided to postpone the next trial of the Turkish-Kurdish singer with five months, until May 2008 17 December 2007