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DR. DAS OF ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION (UK)14 May 2003 Dr. Das of Asian Dub Foundation (UK) interviewed by Freemuse/ Jim Q. Holm at RECession Festival Aarhus, Denmark 1st of May 2003 Part I Has ADF ever experienced any kind of censorship? Part II Are musicians afraid of being too political? Part III Limits to free expression - are some musicians abusing their free speech? Read more: UK: Banned group returns to stage They were censored on Top of the Pops and infuriated the National Front in the late 70’s. Now the Gang of Four returns to the stage for a few gigs. Vocalist Jon King claims Gang of Four was banned more than the Sex Pistols 11 January 2005 Asian Dub Foundation Video interview with Dr. Das of Asian Dub Foundation. Music and freedom of expression 14 May 2003 Cure, the Robert Smith, Perry Bamonte, Simon Gallup, Jason Cooper and Roger O´Donnel talk about music censorship and freedom of musical expression 12 July 2001 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 United Kingdom: New visa rules threaten dozens of concerts and festivals A report reveals that more than 20 major arts events have been cancelled or badly affected by new UK visa regulations 17 June 2009 United Kingdom: Visa system forces Russian ballet company to cancel shows A Russian ballet company has been forced to cancel its 2009 programme after failing to obtain UK visas for its dancers in time 17 June 2009 UK / Israel: Cancellation of show causes censorship row A London-performance of a group of 19-year-old Israeli soldiers turned singers was cancelled because the owners of the theatre hall claimed it was 'political' 04 May 2009 USA: American pop singer pressured to rerecord song When American pop singer Britney Spears' hit song 'If U Seek Amy' risked censorship on radio stations because of a double entendre in the chorus, she rerecorded the song 15 April 2009 Czech Republic: Bizarre attack on Scottish rock band Primal Scream Scottish rock band Primal Scream has been accused for “promoting fascism” by the Czech Radio Council in regard to the song 'Swastika Eyes' 25 March 2009 United Arab Emirates: MTV Arabia refrain from playing music videos MTV in the Middle East - MTV Arabia - announced on 20 August 2008 that it will mark the holy month Ramadan by refraining showing from music videos 01 September 2008