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| Kurds struggle to find voice in Turkey |
| As death threats and angry slogans greet a recent performance in Kurdish by one of Turkey’s most popular singers, many human rights advocates in Turkey feel Ankara still has a long way to go to meet European Union standards on minorities |
| 28 December 2003 |
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| Pakistan: The censored meet the censor |
| In the BBC4 programme "The Rock Star and the Mullah", Salman Ahmad, guitarist with Pakistani rock group Junoon, meet the men who banned music |
| 18 December 2003 |
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| Viva Corporate Control!? |
| European independent music companies slam Universal’s alleged payola deal with Viva to guarantee video-time for Universals’ artists in return for payment |
| 12 December 2003 |
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| Music provoke islamists on Pakistan campuses |
| A film student at Pakistan's biggest university in Karachi, produced a music video for his final-year project. But right-wing Islamic students opposed to holding art shows on campus attacked the student's exhibition and smashed the computer he had planned to use to screen it |
| 27 November 2003 |
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| Chinese punk band denied visas |
| China’s only all girl punk band Hang On the Box have been forced to pull out of a UK tour after the Chinese government deemed their music as "inappropriate" and denied the band visas to travel |
| 13 November 2003 |
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| French minister warns 'hate' rap bands over lyrics |
| The band Sniper has outraged deputies in the governing UMP party with "La France," a foul-mouthed anti-society rant that taps the deep sense of alienation of disaffected French youths |
| 05 November 2003 |
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| China: "opium song" banned |
| Faye Wong's song In the Name of Love, which includes the lyrics "opium is warm and sweet", will be removed from her upcoming album |
| 30 October 2003 |
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| NYPD reportedly stiffs Springsteen |
| After Springsteen played a controversial song during the Oct. 1 opening night at Shea Stadium, a high-ranking NYPD police official ordered that there would be no post-concert police escort for the Boss after his next show |
| 01 October 2003 |
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| Cuba - US row over Grammy visas |
| The Cuban government has accused the United States of deliberately delaying visas to stop Cuban nominees attending the Latin Grammy Awards in Miami |
| 09 September 2003 |
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| Freedom Highway - Songs that Shaped a Century |
| The widow of Chilean activist Victor Jara will participate in Freedom Highway (London, 19. - 22. September), a festival focussing on the powerful role of music in the political struggles and liberation movements of the 20th century. |
| 27 August 2003 |
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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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| Damon Albarn: Music is destroyed by censorship |
| The record industry exerts a covert censorship, which makes it difficult for musicians to express themselves freely, was the message from Damon Albarn, Tony Allen and Ty at the Roskilde Festival 2003 |
| 01 July 2003 |
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| Music during wartime |
| An extensive collection of links to articles related to how the war on Iraq affected freedom of musical expression - from American country albums being burned to the rise in protest music |
| 10 June 2003 |
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| Iraq's artists strive for freedom |
| Saddam Hussein manipulated artistic expression so completely that many musicians, writers and artists now wonder if they can ever again find their own voices |
| 23 May 2003 |
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| "Rave Act" bill passed |
| The Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act (also called the "RAVE Act"), which was attached to the AMBER Alert bill, passed both the House and Senate on April 10 |
| 14 April 2003 |
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| Moroccan musicians and fans free |
| The fourteen heavy metal musicians and fans were arrested in February in Casablanca and sentenced to jail from 2 months to 1 year |
| 08 April 2003 |
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| Musicians claim police harassment |
| Pakistani musicians living near the country's border with Afghanistan have complained they are being harassed by hardliners attempting to stamp out music and movies |
| 08 April 2003 |
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| Controversial cover |
| US rapper Paris' forthcoming "Sonic Jihad" album depicts a jet about to slam into the White House. The intention is to create a dialogue |
| 03 April 2003 |
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| The Beginnings of Zimbabwean Protest Music |
| Extensive background information on the political music of Zimbabwe - with artists like Mapfumo, Brown, and Mtukudzi - and also dealing with the Zanu PF governments use of music as propaganda |
| 01 April 2003 |
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| Ry Cooder fears Cuban ban |
| After the US Government banned Ry Cooder from working with musicians from Cuba, Cooder says his latest collaboration with Cuban musicians could be his last |
| 19 March 2003 |
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| China 'orders Stones songs ban' |
| The Chinese Government has ordered the Rolling Stones to drop four of their best-known songs from their concerts in the country next month, according to a tour organiser |
| 13 March 2003 |
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| Moroccan heavy fans jailed |
| Fans have been jailed in Casablanca for moral and religious crimes. According to the judge, "normal people go to concerts in a suit and tie" |
| 07 March 2003 |
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| The day protest music died |
| Pop music played a crucial role in the national debate over the Vietnam War. By the late 1960's, radio stations across the country were crackling with blatantly political songs that became mainstream hits |
| 05 March 2003 |
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| Zimbabwe: Singing The Walls Down |
| Protest music is alive and well in Zimbabwe, where the oppressed and the impoverished find hope and strength in the songs of Thomas Mapfumo and Oliver Mtukudzi. Extensive article, including interviews with Mapfumo and Mtukudzi, as well as with government officials |
| 23 February 2003 |
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| Killer "acted out" Eminem song |
| A teenager who acted out the brutal lyrics of a song by controversial rapper Eminem has been jailed for life |
| 28 January 2003 |
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| Singing Kharabat's praises |
| Several musicians have been beaten up, while many have received insults and threats. But the musicians of Kabul tries to defy the violent and abusive conservatives |
| 24 January 2003 |
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| Afghans ban cable TV |
| ''We are Afghans, we are Muslims, we have Islamic laws and values in our country.'' |
| 22 January 2003 |
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| Malaysia: Music and moral |
| Radio stations in Malaysia have been told to submit scripts of live programmes before they are broadcast |
| 22 January 2003 |
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| Dangerous Music |
| Listen to 2nd World Conference on Music and Censorship broadcast from Radio Netherlands . Interviews with Gerald Seligman, Executive Committee member of Freemuse, Farhad Darya ( Afghanistan), Sanar Yurdatapan (Turkey) |
| 08 January 2003 |
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