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CAMPAIGNS AND ACTION An important objective of Freemuse is to support musicians in need and observe at their trials. Below you find a presentation of campaigns and other activities Freemuse has taken part of or launched. Urge for immediate release of Burmese musician Freemuse joins campaign supporting Win Maw, arrested on 27 November 2007. His arrest is thought to be part of the wider crackdown on pro-democracy activists. Urge for immediate release of Cameroonian musicians Freemuse joins campaign supporting the two musicians arrested in Cameroun Urge for immediate release of Tibetan singer and song-writer Freemuse joins campaign supporting the Tibetanian singer and song-writer arrested by Chinese authorities Music Freedom Day 2008: Messages from participants Messages from organisers, broadcasters, musicians and students about their activities on Music Freedom Day, 3 March 2008 Freemuse Music Freedom Day 2008 - index About what happened on Music Freedom Day 2008, 3 March 2008 Freemuse Music Freedom Day 2008 - main page 3 March 2008 is Music Freedom Day where radio and tv broadcasters world-wide focus on music censorship, and where seminars and concerts are held in various countries Freemuse Award to Tiken Jah Fakoly The first Freemuse Award is given to Tiken Jah Fakoly from Côte d’Ivoire. This is announced at the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo on 3 March 2008 Kristina Funkeson Music Freedom Day event in Norway - 2008 The Nobel Peace Center in Oslo will host a music censorship seminar, and a concert celebrating Music Freedom Day on Monday 3 March 2008, broadcasted by NRK. Freemuse campaign: 'Safe cities' should include all artists Freemuse initiates a campaign for inclusion of musicians and other artists in the Danish 'safe cities' system Freemuse Award 2008 A Freemuse Award will be presented for the first time in 2008. The first person to recieve the award will be announced at the Music Freedom Day on 3 March 2008 Freemuse campaign: Visa issues kill music In collaboration with international artists organisations Freemuse launches an investigation of visa and work permit procedures in order to influence policy makers 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 Freemuse Press Statement: Drop the cases against Ferhat Tunç Freemuse Press Statement requesting immediate dismissal of all cases against Mr. Ferhat Tunç Freemuse News Alert: EU-MP joins Freemuse at Tunc court case in Izmir This Freemuse News Alert was sent via e-mail to 312 journalists and media houses world-wide on Thursday 27 September 2007 at 16:11 GMT Statement against the use of music as torture Freemuse supports the Position Statement on Torture adopted by the British Society for Ethnomusicology Freemuse Song for Music Freedom Day 2008 Recorded for Freemuse and the Music Freedom Day, the rap song '152 mesures contre la censure' features 10 rappers who are concerned with censorship issues in Algeria Freemuse enters MySpace If MySpace was a country it would be among the ten largest countries in the world. On 2 May 2007, Freemuse became a citizen there. Read why Freemuse has entered MySpace. Mik Aidt Bahrain: Freemuse declaration read aloud A request to Bahranian politicians in response to fundamentalist attacks on culture festival Music Freedom Day 2007 - press info 3 March 2007 is Music Freedom Day where radio and tv broadcasters world-wide focus on music censorship Declaration demanding abolishment of Turkey's Article 301 29 non-governmental organisations have released a joint declaration demanding abolishment of Article 301 of Turkish Penal Code and other articles violating freedom of expression Freemuse Signature song for Music Freedom Day 2007 Recorded for Freemuse and the Music Freedom Day, the song 'Navai' features the Iranian singer Marjan Vahdat in a musical collaboration with the British guitarist Jason Carter Ferhat Tunç campaign 2005 International campaign: Freemuse and musicians world-wide request the Turkish State to drop its case against singer Ferhat Tunç 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.