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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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| Shoot the Singer! Book |
| "Shoot the Singer! Music Censorship Today". The first worldwide presentation of contemporary cases of music censorship, with cases from i.a. Burma, Mexico, Middle East, France, Algeria, Zimbabwe, USA, South Africa, Turkey. Edited by Freemuse director Marie Korpe, published by Zed Books, May 2004. |
| 25 May 2004 |
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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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| Turkey: Singer Ferhat Tunç acquitted |
| The Turkish-Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunc could leave Izmir High Criminal Court as a free man on 4 October 2007. The Freemuse delegation succeeded it's mission |
| 04 October 2007 |
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| Turkey: Delegation in support of Ferhat Tunç |
| EU-politician and famous Danish musician join Freemuse delegation, travelling to attend the court case in Turkey against Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunç on 4 October 2007 |
| 27 September 2007 |
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| Heavy sentence for singing in Kurdish |
| The National Security Court (DGM) of Istanbul has given between 3-9 years prison sentence to the band Koma Denge Asiti for performing in Kurdish. The band had been charged with "aiding and abetting the PKK" |
| 04 June 2002 |
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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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| Turkey: EU Commission to observe Tunç Trial |
| Senior Political Advisor Ms Selma Kiliçer from the EU Commission office in Ankara will observe the trial against Ferhat Tunç - and thus join the Freemuse delegation |
| 03 October 2007 |
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| Ferhat Tunç campaign 2007 |
| International campaign in support of musician on trial for remarks on Kurdish issue. Freemuse request the Turkish State to drop its case against singer Ferhat Tunç |
| 02 October 2007 |
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| Ferhat Tunç campaign 2005 |
| International campaign: Freemuse and musicians world-wide request the Turkish State to drop its case against singer Ferhat Tunç |
| 06 December 2005 |
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| The case of Gorki Luis Águila Carrasco |
| The controversial Cuban rock artist Gorki Luis Águila Carrasco who was sentenced to four years imprisonment in 2003, was released 16 March 2005. |
| 17 March 2005 |
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| Postscript to report on censorship in Zimbabwe |
| "Playing with Fire: Fear and Self-Censorship in Zimbabwean Music". Extensive Freemuse report, including case studies on Thomas Mapfumo and Oliver Mtukudzi. Read abstract and full report (PDF) |
| 05 January 2005 |
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| Turkey: Ferhat Tunç case postponed |
| Ferhat Tunç's hearing on the 2nd of December is postponed to 9th of March 2005, for the purpose of gathering additional documents |
| 08 December 2004 |
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| Haiti: Members of the popular band RAM arrested |
| Haitian police detained three members of the popular band RAM late on the night of Nov. 4 as they were on stage performing a song called "Justice!" at the Oloffson Hotel in Port-au-Prince, witnesses say |
| 10 November 2004 |
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| Turkey: Ferhat Tunç again to appear before court |
| Ferhat Tunç will be tried due to article 159 of the (former Turkish Penal Code) because of using the phrase deep judiciary in an article he wrote. The first hearing will be held on December 2nd, 2004. Proposed sentence is imprisonment of 1 to 3 years |
| 20 October 2004 |
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| Turkey: Singer Ferhat Tunç arrested |
| Singer and human rights activist Ferhat Tunç, jailed for alleged separatist incitement, said that he still faces charges even though he was earlier released from jail. |
| 17 July 2003 |
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| The dangerous music |
| The adventures of Sulhattin Onen, a minibus driver who, by playing a Kurdish music cassette, had "aided and abetted the PKK". Onen was sentenced to 3 years in prison for playing Kurdish Music |
| 10 April 2002 |
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| Ngawang Choephel: For love of music |
| The story of Ngawang Choephel - a Tibetan musician, ethnomusicologist and filmmaker, who was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by the Chinese authorities |
| 20 January 2002 |
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| Freemuse report on music censorship in Zimbabwe |
| "Playing with Fire: Fear and Self-Censorship in Zimbabwean Music". Extensive Freemuse report, including case studies on Thomas Mapfumo and Oliver Mtukudzi. Read abstract and full report (PDF) |
| 25 October 2001 |
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| Ismail Türüt facing trial |
| Ismail Türüt, Turkish folk singer, is accused of "praising an act which is considered a crime" in a song that he had prepared for the election campaign of Sevki Yilmaz, an MP linked to the now banned Welfare Party |
| 22 February 2001 |
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| Marcel Khalife - the blasphemy trials |
| The story of Marcel Khalife - accused of blasphemy in 1999 for insulting religious values by using a verse from the chapter of the Holy Quran in a song |
| 01 January 2001 |
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| Turkey: Ferhat Tunç continues his struggle |
| Despite death threats and continuous court cases, Turkish singer and writer Ferhat Tunç continues to critisise the Turkish court system and the government |
| 25 June 2007 |
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| La Rumeur: accused of inciting violence |
| The French group from the Paris outskirts helped to redefine the hip hop scene in France.... but faced crippling legal court cases as a consequence |
| 11 October 2004 |
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