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NEWS27 August 2003 Freedom Highway The widow of Chilean activist Victor Jara will participate in Freedom Highway, a festival focussing on the powerful role of music in the political struggles and liberation movements of the 20th century. (London, 19. - 22. September) Visit Freedom Higway Related reading Aziza Brahim Video interview with Aziza Brahim - a Sahrawi singer who was born in a refugee camp in Algeria - about music censorship in Western Sahara 07 December 2008 USA: Opera composer says he is 'blacklisted' by US authorities Composer John Adams told BBC he is now 'blacklisted' and followed by US security forces because he wrote the controversial opera 'The Death of Klinghoffer' 23 October 2008 Bellavista Social Club Video interview with Colombian rappers and protest musicians Don Vito and Medina of Bellavista Social Club about their experiences of persecution 08 October 2008 Pasajeros Video interview with Colombian rappers and protest musicians Don Vito and Medina explaining why their colleagues in the band Pasajeros were imprisoned and exiled 08 October 2008 Israel: British musician defied death threats by militants Paul McCartney defied death threats by religious militants in the Middle East before his concert in Israel where he performed for 40,000 fans on 25 September 2008 25 September 2008 Israel: Conference about 'music on troubled soils' Musicians, politicians and experts gather in Jerusalem, Israel, on 23-26 October 2008 to discuss the role of music in troubled regions such as Israel, Cyprus and South Africa. 22 September 2008 China: Online music store blocked because of pro-Tibetan album Access to Apple's online iTunes Store has been blocked in China after it emerged that Olympic athletes have been downloading a pro-Tibetan music album 21 August 2008 Zimbabwe: Musician asks: why do you ban my music? In an open letter, musician Leonard Zhakata asks the country's ruling party ZANU-PF: "Why do you ban my music from being played on ZBC tv and radio?" 11 August 2008 Yemen: 18 months in prison for 'insulting the president' Singer Fahd al-Qarni was said to have 'insulted the president', and for this he recieved a prison sentence of 18 months and he must promise never to sing again 14 July 2008 Zimbabwe: Censorship does not silence music Many songs of Zimbabwean music star Leonard Zhakata have been blacklisted by the state broadcaster. This has not silenced him, though 03 June 2008