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The Kurdish group Koma Asmin were taken to a police station after a successful concert and interrogated by the anti-terror department.
(Photo courtesy of the Mesopotamian Cultural Centre) |
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During their rule in Afghanistan, the Taliban arranged bonfires of ‘evil’ music (tapes, records, videos and CDs)
Photo published by Al-Hayat, May 2001 |
The Cuban musician Gorki, sentenced to four years’ imprisonment, in front of wall inscription ‘We wish to be happy here’
(Photo courtesy of Gorki)
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13 REASONS FOR CENSORSHIP
Guidelines for censors at the South African Broadcasting Corporation
- Swearwords are unacceptable.
- The lyrics contain blatant unacceptable sexual references, which will cause offence.
- The lyrics are in bad taste and will cause offence.
- The occult elements in the lyrics are unacceptable.
- The lyrics may inflame public opinion.
- Unfair promotion of a political party or movement is unacceptable.
- Lyrics propagate the usage of drugs.
- Glorification of the devil is unacceptable.
- Blasphemy is unacceptable.
- It is forbidden to use the national anthem in this way.
- The SABC believes this song is open to misunderstanding. The song has no positive message or statement against AIDS.
- The impression of a Christ-figure, different to Christ is found in the lyrics and therefore unacceptable.
- The total nihilistic approach is unacceptable.
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| Shoot the Singer! Book |
| ‘Shoot the Singer! Music Censorship Today’ is the first worldwide presentation of contemporary cases of music censorship |
| 25 May 2004 |
| Censorship threatens future musicians |
| Thomas Mapfumo (Zimbabwe) and Freemuse executive director Marie Korpe interviewed by BBC at the launch of the book: Shoot the Singer! Music Censorship Today |
| 01 June 2004 |
| Press release: Shoot the Singer! |
| New book on worldwide censorship of music. Edited by Marie Korpe, Freemuse. Published by Zed Books (London), 18 May 2004 |
| 20 April 2004 |
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Freemuse Defending Artistic Freedom
