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Singer Arya Aramnejad was released in April 2012 but was sentenced to one more year in prison

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Press release: Eurovision Song Contest: A pretty face cannot hide the ugly reality

As Europe is celebrating the annual Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan, several musicians from the country have gone into exile

Angola: Rap artists attacked again by Angolan pro-government militias

On 22 May 2012, 15 men armed with pistols, machetes and iron rods attacked a group of 10 young people, among them the two rap artists Casimiro Carbono and Explosivo Mental

Turkey: 17-year-old charged for exchanging Kurdish songs on Facebook

Turkish prosecution wanted to imprison 17-year-old Kurdish boy for 40 years after he was accused of eight charges, including the exchange of Kurdish songs on Facebook

Algeria: Call for the respect of freedom of artistic expression

"Algerian intellectuals, journalists, cultural activists, artists and writers ring the alarm and request from the Ministry of Culture in Algeria to lift its control over the cultural sector..."

Azerbaijan: Rock musician flees to Germany over concerns for his safety

Rapper and guitarist Jamal Ali fled his home country on 16 May 2012, he told the British newspaper The Guardian via Skype from Berlin

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