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1st FREEMUSE WORLD CONFERENCE ON MUSIC AND CENSORSHIP01 January 2001 The 1st Freemuse World Conference on Music and Censorship was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in November 1998. Among the participants were musicians, reseachers, human rights activists and journalists from all over the world. The conference was covered extensively by international medias. Read the speeches (98 pages) Read some of the speeches on freemuse.org Political Correctness: A Letter From Maalouma Nina Crowley: The Marilyn Manson Saga Hans Skaarup: Censorship on music during the German occupation Martin Cloonan: Britain at War Svanibor Pettan: Music and Censorship in ex-Yugoslavia Naim Majrouh: The talibans have banned all music in Afghanistan Bashar Shammout: The Situation for Musicians in the Arab World Peter Verney: Sudan - Can't dance / Won't dance? Miguel Angel Estrella: Culture and the development of a lasting freedom