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| Related reading |
| Chuck D/Public Enemy |
| Censorship, MTV and political music in the US. Video interview with Chuck D from Public Enemy |
| 16 July 2003 |
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| Introduction video |
Members of Freemuse's executive committee explain about the organisation, its aim and results
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| 19 March 2007 |
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| Pakistan: Music and video shop blown away |
| "Close within three days – or you will be blown away." This threat by the religious extremists became reality when a video centre was blown away on 13 March 2007 |
| 15 March 2007 |
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| Pakistan: Music video about 9/11 censored |
| The Pakistani-Canadian rock group Falak has been blacklisted on MTV Pakistan. Their song 'Yadein II' is deemed too controversial because of its 9/11 images |
| 21 February 2007 |
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| Senegal seminar 2005 video English |
| Didier Awadi, Myriam and Ajah on self-censorship, taboos, and the importance of constructive criticism. Video excerpts from Kristina Funkeson's interviews with the artists during the seminar on Music and Freedom of expression in West-Africa, held in Senegal 2005. |
| 09 May 2005 |
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| Kris Kristofferson |
| Video interview with American folk singer Kris Kristofferson about his personal experiences with music censorship in USA - and in Russia |
| 31 March 2008 |
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| Mari Boine |
| Video interview with Norwegian and Sámi singer Mari Boine about her personal experiences with the religious ban of joik music |
| 31 March 2008 |
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| Aiab Gul Delshad |
| Video interview with the head of Afghanistan's Music Union, who is a famous folk singer. He was arrested once, and imprisoned and tortured another time, because of two songs |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Aziz Ghaznawi |
| Video interview with an authority on music administration in Afghanistan. He talks about how music was censored within Radio Television Afghanistan |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Baktash Kamran |
| Video interview with the lead singer in Kamran Music Group. He speaks about his experiences with music prohibition during the Taliban period in 1996-2001 |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Farhad Darya |
| Video interview with Afghanistan's star singer who gives examples of songs which were censored in the period of communist parties in Afghanistan, starting from 1979 |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Fazl-u-Rahman Wahdat |
| Video interview with a Pashto folk singer and board member of Afghanistan Music Union. He speaks about the problems which a praisal singer faces when a regime changes |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Ghazal Ahmadi |
| Video interview with an Afghan film actress who explains that she stopped learning how to play the guitar because it became too problematic for her |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Nairez |
| Video interview with one of the singers who were forced to sing praisal songs for the Taliban regime. He speaks about his problems with music censorship in this period |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Safdar Tawakoli |
| Video interview with a Hazara folk singer who explains about his problems as a musician during the Mujahidin period where power in the capital of Afghanistan was fragmented |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Sahar Afarin |
| Video interview with a 21-year-old Afghan singer who explains how she has been discouraged from music due to pressure from many sides. |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Zhakfar Hussaini |
| Video interview with a music censor. He worked as a censor in Afghanistan Writers Association in Balkh in 1986-1992 |
| 25 February 2008 |
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| Chiwoniso Maraire |
| Video interview with Chiwoniso Maraire together with Chirikure Chirikure and Paul Brickhill about their personal experiences with music censorship in Zimbabwe |
| 05 November 2007 |
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| Selda Bagcan: speech - November 2006 |
| Video of Turkish singer Selda Bağcan's testimony at the third Freemuse World Conference where she speaks about her personal experiences with music censorship in Turkey |
| 15 May 2007 |
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| Rabah Donquishoot |
| Video interview with Rabah Donquishoot from the Algerian rap group MBS about the situation in 2006 concerning music censorship in Algeria |
| 14 May 2007 |
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| Fermin Muguruza |
| Video interview with musician Fermin Muguruza about his experiences with music censorship in Spain: Its mechanisms, its impact on the artist, and the fear of music |
| 04 April 2007 |
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