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NORWAY

Freemuse: Artists’ voices embarrassingly missing at major conference
500 freedom of expression activists met in Norway in early June 2009 - but the artists’ voices were missing
17 June 2009
Human Rights for Musicians – Impressions & Descriptions: Deeyah
Testimonial by Deeyah in the anniversary publication 'Human Rights for Musicians - Ten Years With Freemuse'
30 January 2009
Finland / Sweden / Norway: The destruction of a minority's music culture
Ethnomusicologist Ilpo Saastamoinen shares his insight and personal experiences with the oppression of Sámi music culture
21 April 2008
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
Music Freedom Day event in Norway - 2008
The Nobel Peace Center in Oslo will host a music censorship seminar, and a concert celebrating Music Freedom Day on Monday 3 March 2008, broadcasted by NRK.
26 February 2008
Norway: Singer's brother under police protection
Dancer Adil Thathaal received death threats from religious people with Pakistani background because he defended his sister, the singer Deeyah, in a recent interview
15 January 2008
Norway: Exhibition about freedom of expression
On 25 September 2007, the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo opens the exhibition 'Freedom of Expression - How Free is Free?'
19 September 2007
Norway: Musicians persecuted in the name of God
In a leading Norwegian newspaper, priest Carl Petter Opsahl lists about a number of cases where musicians have been censored and persecuted on religious grounds
05 March 2007
UK: Tv channel bans music video because of threats
Deeyah’s music video has been taken off air and banned by a British Asian tv channel as they received threats to their staff for airing it
27 February 2006
Norway/United Kingdom: Muslim pop singer faces threats
During 10 years, threats from angry conservative Muslims silenced the Norwegian and Muslim pop singer Deeyah. Now she breaks her silence.
26 September 2005
'Kill Bush' rappers rapped by US
Gatans Parlament - a Norwegian rap group that criticised US President Bush by setting up a website whose name means "Kill him now" is in trouble with US authorities. Gatans Parlament, or Street Parliament, has defended the exercise as a satire
04 November 2004