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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 Pakistan: Under the censorship radar, anti-establishment songs flourish Using humour and satire, song writers increasingly enjoy a new sense of openness and freedom of speech in Pakistan nowadays, reported Times of India 02 November 2011 Book by John Street: 'Music and Politics' This is the first book to examine systematically music's political power. A guide to how musicians make politics and politicians manipulate music 26 October 2011 Commentary from South Africa: Music Freedom from self-censorship Day “Buying artists to advance some political party’s cause may not be censorship, but more often than not, it will lead to self-censorship,” writes Mike van Graan from South Africa 03 March 2011 Egypt and Tunisia: The artistic revolution in the Middle East An article about music censorship and the role of music in the Middle Eastern struggle for democracy was published in The Observer on 27 February 2011 28 February 2011 Generation Wave Audio interview with Generation Wave - a group of Burmese hip-hop artists and activists - about freedom of expression and censorship among musicians in their country 11 February 2011 Darg Team Video interview with the Palestinian hip-hop group Darg Team about freedom of expression and their experiences with music censorship in Gaza 17 November 2010 South Korea: Ban on North Korean praise music upheld The Supreme Court in South Korea has ruled that possessing instrumental music with titles praising communist North Korea is a crime, reported Radio New Zealand 02 November 2010 Palestine: Rapper in Gaza struggles to make voices heard Sponsors, studio owners and party organisers shun Mothafar Assar's Street Band Rappers due to Hamas disapproval, reported The Guardian 22 October 2010 Iran: Petition in support of 26 year-old Iranian musician On 1 October 2010, an online petition in support of Iranian singer Arya Aramnejad was started. He was imprisoned for singing his famous song ‘Ali Barkhir’ (‘O Ali raise up’) 13 October 2010 Azagaia Video interview with Azagaia - a Mozambican hip-hop artist, rapper and sociologist - about freedom of expression and self-censorship among musicians in his country 25 August 2010