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Morocco: One year prison sentence for rapper who criticized police
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Iran: Death sentence against Iranian rapper in Germany
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  The annual Music Freedom Day was marked on 3 March in
  22 countries. Read more on musicfreedomday.org
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· Music Freedom Reports

· Music Freedom Report from Somalia

· Music Freedom Report from West Papua

· Media coverage 2012

· Images from 3 March 2012

· What happened on the day
    
    



Music Freedom Day in Cairo, Egypt


Music Freedom Day in Harare, Zimbabwe


Music Freedom Day in New York, USA: Impossible Music Session 5


Music Freedom Day in Islamabad, Pakistan


Music Freedom Day in Swat, Pakistan


Music Freedom Day in Yaounde, Cameroon

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