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Welcome to the World Forum on Music & Censorship    Sudan: Censored singer tries to reform Janjaweed 'hate singers' Myanmar / Burma: Exiled musician speaks about how it is to live with censorship Cuba: Punk-rock singer Gorki arrested again Côte d'Ivoire:  Reggae singer Tiken Jah Fakoly receives Freemuse Award in Dublin on 23 August          Cameroon: Singer Lapiro de Mbanga (in yellow t-shirt)           was in chains when he was brought to the court room,         American hit song      banned in United      Arab Emirates      USA: Kris Kristoffer-      son speaks about      his experiences            China:      Country profile    Turkey: Interview with the exiled    Turkish musician Fuat Talay    China / Tibet: Tibetan singers are    arrested and ‘effectively silenced’ Theme overview: Music and Islam – what's the big fuss? Music breaks chains in north-west Pakistan Saudi Arabia: Musicians' freedom expanded Europe / USA: Pressure on Muslim women to stay out of music Afghanistan: In-depth report with ten video interviews about music censorship in Afghanistan        Freemuse has published eight reports: Norway: Mari Boine speaks about the Sámi music ban Cuba: Musician Gorki Águila arrested again 27 August 2008, 13:01:17 Freemuse: Award ceremony in Dublin 25 August 2008, 15:52:08 China: Online music store blocked for selling pro-Tibetan album 21 August 2008, 11:30:20 Iran: Organiser of music concerts executed 21 August 2008, 10:31:23 United Arab Emirates: American hit song banned 20 August 2008, 11:11:34 Europe / USA: Pressure on Muslim women to stay out of music 18 August 2008, 16:54:03 Canada: Country band defies 'unofficial ban' from radio 18 August 2008, 12:13:55 India: Live music banned, concert cancelled 14 August 2008, 12:05:27 African singer receives Freemuse Award in Dublin on 23 August 11 August 2008, 15:01:30 Zimbabwe: Musician asks: why do you ban my music? 11 August 2008, 13:31:45 Cameroon: Appeal for songwriter detained for his lyrics 07 August 2008, 16:00:52 Ethiopia: Teddy Afro's trial takes a strange twist 06 August 2008, 11:38:12 Turkey: Interview with exiled musician Fuat Talay 04 August 2008, 13:23:44 Commentary: 'Motley Crue, open your ears to Middle East bands' 04 August 2008, 12:31:16 Somalia: Musician gunned down by militiamen 23 July 2008, 13:07:35 China: Authorities stricter on foreign performers 22 July 2008, 14:51:13 Russia: Government plan to ban emo and goth music 22 July 2008, 12:34:20 Middle East / USA: New book about heavy metal music and Islam 16 July 2008, 11:58:35 Cameroon: Singer taken to court in chains 15 July 2008, 14:26:08 Yemen: 18 months in prison for 'insulting the president' 14 July 2008, 16:14:13 Ethiopia: No release for singer Teddy Afro 14 July 2008, 11:47:42 Somalia / Somaliland: University students obstructed music event 08 July 2008, 15:06:56 Somalia: Bloodshed continues and music disappears 04 July 2008, 10:33:42 Burma / Myanmar: Nobody will know you anymore 01 July 2008, 17:07:40 Cuba: New documentary film about Cuban underground music scene 01 July 2008, 15:17:06 Sweden: Teacher fired because of his music 27 June 2008, 15:27:27 France: Rap musician under legal fire for 'defamation' 26 June 2008, 10:02:46 Sudan: Censored singer tries to reform Janjaweed 'hate singers' 24 June 2008, 13:19:56 Turkey: Arrest order for director of childrens' choir 23 June 2008, 14:09:11 Somalia: Musician murdered by men armed with knives 20 June 2008, 16:20:14 Zimbabwe: Two men arrested for listening to banned music album 18 June 2008, 15:20:56 Turkey: Banned rapper did not back down 18 June 2008, 14:16:35 Singapore / United Kingdom: Launch of award for repressed artists 18 June 2008, 11:27:44 Malaysia: Two singers deemed "unacceptable to Islam" 17 June 2008, 14:00:22 China: Tibetan musicians arrested and "effectively silenced" 17 June 2008, 12:19:48 Zimbabwe: Two musicians in hiding from police 12 June 2008, 15:28:27 Somalia: 30 musicians lashed by religious militia 12 years ago 11 June 2008, 10:13:26 North Korea: Three years in prison for simply singing a wrong song 09 June 2008, 14:29:35 Iraq: Students are still hiding their instruments 06 June 2008, 10:20:44 Saudi Arabia: Interview with founder of thrash metal band 04 June 2008, 14:51:48 Chile: New evidence lead to reopening of Victor Jara's murder case 04 June 2008, 13:40:09 France: Petition to remove ban on Roma music at religious festival 03 June 2008, 16:17:29 Zimbabwe: Censorship does not silence music star Leonard Zhakata 03 June 2008, 16:13:46 Zambia: Musicians blacklisted because they refuse to pay bribes 03 June 2008, 11:03:33 Tanzania: Authorities raise concerns over performers' style of dressing 29 May 2008, 15:58:31 Turkey: Singer Ferhat Tunç's trial postponed again 29 May 2008, 14:16:48 Saudi Arabia: Musicians' freedom expanded 27 May 2008, 17:40:05 Zimbabwe: Censored musician launches 'protest radio' 26 May 2008, 13:01:41 Ethiopia: Three witnesses testified in musician's trial 26 May 2008, 09:57:26 Denmark: Activist campaigns against sales of ‘murder music’ 22 May 2008, 16:06:46 Canada: Jamaica-boycott called off 22 May 2008, 16:05:42 Pakistan: Music breaks chains in the north-west province 21 May 2008, 15:57:39 Iraq: Religious restrictions cause large number of singers to flee 20 May 2008, 12:46:44 Chile: Colonel charged with the murder of musician Victor Jara 19 May 2008, 16:50:27 Turkey: Singer Bülent Ersoy taken to court 19 May 2008, 12:22:12 Canada: Silencing Jamaican musicians fuels censorship debate 08 May 2008, 14:24:59 South Africa: Rap song banned for incitement to violence 07 May 2008, 16:24:15 Ethiopia: Popular protest singer imprisoned 07 May 2008, 14:13:49 Mozambique: City authorities called rapper in for questioning 06 May 2008, 19:57:19 It can be cool to be censored 05 May 2008, 16:15:08 Bahrain: Parliament's attempt to ban singer failed 05 May 2008, 14:06:39 Myanmar / Burma: Musicians are being arrested 30 April 2008, 14:06:48 Campaign: Urge for immediate release of Tibetan singer 29 April 2008, 11:17:47 Freemuse continously produces news stories, articles and interviews. 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