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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: Songlines review of Freemuse CD: ‘It is Top of the World’ Songlines, an influential UK-based world music magazine, has chosen the CD ‘Listen to the banned’ as ‘Top of the World’ in their August 2010 issue 11 August 2010 Turkey: Date of next hearing set in Ferhat Tunç's case The date for the next hearing in the case against musician and Freemuse Award winner Ferhat Tunç has been set to 30 September 2010 04 August 2010 Freemuse appeals to Turkish Prime Minister: Dismiss Ferhat Tunç's case Artists, human rights activists and scholars join Freemuse in an appeal to the Turkish government for the dismissal of the latest court case against Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunç 24 June 2010 Turkey: Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunc faces 15 years in prison Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunç faces imprisonment of up to 15 years regarding charges of "spreading propaganda for the PKK organisation", the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party 26 May 2010 Turkey: Kurdish music in turmoil of censorship and court cases A Kurdish song has been banned, and Kurdish singers are being arrested for singing - or just singing along to - specific Kurdish songs, accused of making propaganda 19 May 2010 Turkey: A new investigation against musician Ferhat Tunç Ferhat Tunç made a formal deposition at a Public Prosecution Office due to an investigation filed against him about a speech he made at a music festival in 2009. 16 April 2010 Freemuse Award 2010: Winners honoured in London The joint winners of the Freemuse Award 2010, Mahsa Vahdat and Ferhat Tunç, gave a short and impressive performance at the award ceremony in London 29 March 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 Freemuse Award winners 2010: Mahsa Vahdat and Ferhat Tunç Award ceremony held in London on 25 March 2010 in collaboration with Index on Censorship 22 March 2010 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' Track list, cover photo for download, and general information about the Freemuse CD 'Listen to the banned', published in March 2010 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