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NEWS24 April 2001 Israel: On the road to McCarthyism? The artistic establishment in Israel, whose job it is to support the activities of artists and defend their rights, decided to exercise its authority and impose censorship under the guise of various pretexts. Story from Haaretz Related reading Israel / Palestine: Orchestra prevented from entering Gaza An international orchestra was refused to perform in Gaza after its sole Palestinian member was prevented from entering the Gaza Strip 17 December 2007 Shoot the Singer! Book "Shoot the Singer! Music Censorship Today". The first worldwide presentation of contemporary cases of music censorship, with cases from i.a. Burma, Mexico, Middle East, France, Algeria, Zimbabwe, USA, South Africa, Turkey. Edited by Freemuse director Marie Korpe, published by Zed Books, May 2004. 25 May 2004 Rania Elias: Cultural boycott on Israel? Video Interview with Rania Elias from Palestine - recorded at the WOMEX trade fair in 2002 13 November 2002 Israel: Censorship controversy over Israeli Eurovision song A Finnish official tried to ban the Israelis' song from the Eurovision song competition because of its "offending lyrics". The song, however, was approved. 27 March 2007 Israel: Police confiscates CDs with “inflammatory song” The song ‘Hawk of Lebanon’ by the Palestinian Northern Band has been banned by Israeli authorities. Tapes and CDs containing the song are being confiscated 05 September 2006 Israel: American piano tuner arrested Paul Larudee, an American who came to tune pianos in Ramallah and Jenin, refused to board a plane against his will and is now waiting for a court decision regarding him 15 June 2006 UK/Israel: Rock star changed his mind about concert venue Pink Floyd bass player Roger Waters Roger Waters has called off his summer concert in Tel Aviv and will instead perform in a chickpea field near a joint Jewish-Arab village 20 April 2006 UK/Israel: Pink Floyd star rejects cultural boycott Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters has been asked by Palestinians to cancel his show in Tel Aviv or to put on a separate performance for Palestinians 13 March 2006 Middle East: Hip-Hop on the frontline The rap form allows a powerful voice for political invective, and is being used on both sides of the Israel-Palestine conflict. But for Arab countries and the Middle East, the influence and performance of hip-hop lights a few fuses 02 November 2004 Cultural Boycott - of any use? Freemuse Conference The recent initiative to boycott Israel is controversial, so is the Arab initiative to boycott cultural events which include Israeli artists. Yet the cultural boycott on apartheid South Africa did have an effect. And what about Cuba? Listen to the panel discussion from WOMEX 2003. 30 November 2003 Clear Channel: September 11 & Corporate Censorship Corporate censor no. 1, or just the market leader? A collection of articles on Clear Channel - including the debate on the infamous list of 'potentially offensive songs', which Clear Channel suggested its 1.300 radio stations not to play following the September 11 terrorist attacks in the US 01 December 2002 Israel: On the road to McCarthyism? With sponsors canceling events as a result of the artist's political views, artistic freedom could be under threat 24 April 2001 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 Palestine: Islamist reactionary groups threaten American pop stars Pop stars Madonna and Britney Spears will have their "heads cut off" if they continue "spreading Satanic American culture", threaten militant groups in Palestine 13 November 2007 USA: The US rock group Pearl Jam’s anti-Bush statement censored on webcast Parts of a Pearl Jam live concert webcast was left out by the main sponsor AT&T. When the lead singer sang “George Bush, leave this world alone” transmission was interrupted 15 August 2007 USA: Dixie Chicks' triumph over censorship: Five Grammys It was a victory over censorship and death threats when Dixie Chicks 'swept' the most prestigious honours in the global music calendar, the Grammy Awards 12 February 2007 3rd Freemuse World Conference on Music and Censorship 200 professional musicians, scholars, and composers from 22 countries met at the 3rd Freemuse World Conference on 25-26 November 2006 in Istanbul, Turkey 18 December 2006 Kamilya Jubran Video interview with the Palestinian artist Kamilya Jubran who lives in Israel. She talks about music making and distribution in the shadow of regional conflict 30 October 2006 Freemuse report on censorship in post 9/11 USA ’Singing in the Echo Chamber’. Music censorship in the U.S. after September 11. New report published by Freemuse 13 February 2006 Palestine: Angry Islamists break up hip-hop concert with Kalashnikovs Stone-hurling and stick-swinging teenage Hamas supporters chased the rap group P. R., Palestinian Rappers, off the stage 06 October 2005