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| Cameroun: Campaign for release of Lapiro |
| Vigier, the company that has supplied the singer Lapiro de Mbanga with a guitar, launches a new campaign for the release of the Cameroonese musician |
| 17 December 2008 |
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| Aziza Brahim |
| Video interview with Aziza Brahim - a Sahrawi singer who was born in a refugee camp in Algeria - about music censorship in Western Sahara |
| 07 December 2008 |
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| Iraq / USA: Interview with exiled oud player |
| Interview with Iraqi oud player and composer Rahim AlHaj - a former political prisoner of Saddam Hussein who escaped Iraq and relocated to the US, New Mexico, in 2000 |
| 26 November 2008 |
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| Iran: Rap singer believed to be arrested |
| The alleged arrest of rapper and singer Tataloo is debated in online Persian rap forums. Rumours says that Tataloo has received a three-year jail sentence |
| 21 November 2008 |
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| Iran: Trial against two Kurdish singers |
| Two Kurdish singers are to be sentenced for “propaganda against the [political] order”, reported Shâr News from Saqqez in western Iran on 17 November 2008 |
| 21 November 2008 |
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| Pervaiz Akhtar |
| Pakistani musician Pervaiz Akhtar, today based in Denmark, explains (in Danish language) about his personal experiences with music censorship in Pakistan |
| 29 October 2008 |
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| China: Western religious music banned |
| Western musicians and tour organisers have encountered difficulties with performances in China due to a tightened political control over the arts and Christianity. |
| 23 October 2008 |
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| Somalia: Attacks on music practitioners |
| Report of a one-day seminar about music censorship and attacks on music practitioners in Somalia, held at Hotel Sahafi in the Somali capital Mogadishu, on 3 July 2008 |
| 09 October 2008 |
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| Spain: Bilbao festival against censorship |
| Artists from Iran, Zimbabwe and Palestine are featured at this years’ Festival Against Censorship in Bilbao in northern Spain on 18-26 October 2008 |
| 09 October 2008 |
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| Bellavista Social Club |
| Video interview with Colombian rappers and protest musicians Don Vito and Medina of Bellavista Social Club about their experiences of persecution |
| 08 October 2008 |
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| Pasajeros |
| Video interview with Colombian rappers and protest musicians Don Vito and Medina explaining why their colleagues in the band Pasajeros were imprisoned and exiled |
| 08 October 2008 |
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| Tiken Jah Fakoly |
| Video interview with the West African reggae singer Tiken Jah Fakoly, recorded in Dublin on Saturday 23 August 2008 in connection with the Freemuse Award 2008 ceremony |
| 04 September 2008 |
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| Cuba: Musician Gorki Aguila released |
| After receiving a fine for civil disobedience, punk-rock singer and musician Gorki Águila could walk out of the court room as a free man on 29 August 2008 |
| 30 August 2008 |
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| Freemuse: Award ceremony in Dublin |
| "We have to continue questioning corruption and poverty in Africa," said Tiken Jah Fakoly as he received the Freemuse Award at the Festival of World Cultures in Ireland |
| 25 August 2008 |
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| United Arab Emirates: American hit song banned |
| 'I Kissed a Girl' provokes controversy and has been banned from radio stations in Dubai for containing lyrics that 'depict sexuality, lesbianism and promiscuity', reported Gulf News |
| 20 August 2008 |
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| Freemuse Award to Tiken Jah Fakoly |
| The first Freemuse Award is given to Tiken Jah Fakoly from Côte d’Ivoire - an outspoken reggae singer who has tirelessly denounced political corruption. |
| 20 August 2008 |
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| Book by Mark LeVine: 'Heavy Metal Islam' |
| American author and historian Mark LeVine has published a book about the special role of Heavy Metal music in the Middle East and its relationship with Islam: 'Heavy Metal Islam' |
| 16 July 2008 |
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| Cameroun: Singer taken to court in chains |
| Lapiro de Mbanga was in chains when he was brought to a court room on 9 July 2008, accused of causing anti-government riots. His case was adjourned to 23 July |
| 15 July 2008 |
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| Cuba/Netherlands: ¡Cuba RebelióN! |
| A documentary film about the punk-rock and metal musicians rebelling against the bureaucracy and imposed conformity of the Castro regime |
| 01 July 2008 |
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| Sweden: Teacher fired because of his music |
| A Swedish school teacher was kicked out after only one week's employment. The reason? He played in a heavy metal band, reported the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation |
| 27 June 2008 |
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| Turkey: Banned rapper did not back down |
| In 2000, a song by Turkish rapper Sultana was banned, and she disappeared from the lime light. After an eight-year hiatus she is now back on the music stage |
| 18 June 2008 |
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| Zimbabwe: Two musicians in hiding from police |
| Two musicians who are facing charges of singing songs that are ‘sensitive’ failed to appear in court, and now a magistrate court has issued a warrant of arrest for them |
| 12 June 2008 |
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| Saudi Arabia: Musicians' freedom expanded |
| There has been a quiet, yet marked increase in cultural activities in Saudi Arabia during the past couple of months. New music bands emerge and blossom on the internet |
| 27 May 2008 |
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| Canada: Jamaica-boycott called off |
| The Canadian group that called for a boycott of Jamaica unless the country's government take action on homophobic violence has called it off after recieving an official letter |
| 22 May 2008 |
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| Myanmar/Burma: Musician Win Maw arrested |
| International PEN calls for immediate release of Burmese musician Win Maw, arrested in November 2007 and is said to be seriously ill as a result of torture in detention. |
| 15 May 2008 |
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| Ethiopia: Popular protest singer imprisoned |
| On 16 April 2008 the Ethiopian reggae singer Teddy Afro was suddenly arrested and charged with causing the death of a young man. His fans believe he was framed |
| 07 May 2008 |
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| It can be cool to be censored |
| When an artist is banned, it often sparks intense media intention and publicity. Here are just a few examples, including an Australian 'Gallery of bans' |
| 05 May 2008 |
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| China: Country profile |
| In China, the censorship authorities act with the aim of protecting its citizens against "mental contamination" and its government against criticism. |
| 25 April 2008 |
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| United Nations resolutions justify censorship |
| In March 2008 the top United Nations rights body the Human Rights Council passed two resolutions that limit freedom of expression, say numerous human rights organisations |
| 03 April 2008 |
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| Mexico: Emo fans under attack |
| "Kill the emos," shouted assailants who had organised an attack on a trio of skinny long-haired teenage fans of the music style emo, reported AFP |
| 02 April 2008 |
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| Kris Kristofferson |
| Video interview with American folk singer Kris Kristofferson about his personal experiences with music censorship in USA - and in Russia |
| 31 March 2008 |
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| Mari Boine |
| Video interview with Norwegian and Sámi singer Mari Boine about her personal experiences with the religious ban of joik music |
| 31 March 2008 |
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| Kuwait: Music shops closed |
| Music shops in Kuwait have been closed on the claim of defending morals and Islamic obligations, reported Arabic Network for Human Rights Information on 6 February 2008. |
| 05 March 2008 |
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| Mexico: Folk musician murdered |
| The Mexican folk musician Jesús Pulido and his manager and assistant have been brutally murdered. They add to the mounting list of murdered ‘narcocorridos’ musicians |
| 26 February 2008 |
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| Aiab Gul Delshad |
| Video interview with the head of Afghanistan's Music Union, who is a famous folk singer. He was arrested once, and imprisoned and tortured another time, because of two songs |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Aziz Ghaznawi |
| Video interview with an authority on music administration in Afghanistan. He talks about how music was censored within Radio Television Afghanistan |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Baktash Kamran |
| Video interview with the lead singer in Kamran Music Group. He speaks about his experiences with music prohibition during the Taliban period in 1996-2001 |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Farhad Darya |
| Video interview with Afghanistan's star singer who gives examples of songs which were censored in the period of communist parties in Afghanistan, starting from 1979 |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Fazl-u-Rahman Wahdat |
| Video interview with a Pashto folk singer and board member of Afghanistan Music Union. He speaks about the problems which a praisal singer faces when a regime changes |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Ghazal Ahmadi |
| Video interview with an Afghan film actress who explains that she stopped learning how to play the guitar because it became too problematic for her |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Nairez |
| Video interview with one of the singers who were forced to sing praisal songs for the Taliban regime. He speaks about his problems with music censorship in this period |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Safdar Tawakoli |
| Video interview with a Hazara folk singer who explains about his problems as a musician during the Mujahidin period where power in the capital of Afghanistan was fragmented |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Sahar Afarin |
| Video interview with a 21-year-old Afghan singer who explains how she has been discouraged from music due to pressure from many sides. |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Zhakfar Hussaini |
| Video interview with a music censor. He worked as a censor in Afghanistan Writers Association in Balkh in 1986-1992 |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Zimbabwe: Concert blocked in Norton |
| 'Rock de Vote' concert in Norton was delayed by more than four hours after the council chairman who is a known Zanu PF had called it off the last minute |
| 14 February 2008 |
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| Zimbabwe: Rapper advised to change album title |
| Maskiri, a rapper with an explicit and cutting tongue, has been forced to change the title of his upcoming album in order for him to get airplay from the state broadcaster |
| 25 January 2008 |
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| Zimbabwe: Concert blocked in Chiredzi |
| Police had given permission to a group of musicians to make a 'voter education concert' on 12 December 2007, but the Central Intelligence Organisation blocked the event |
| 24 January 2008 |
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