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| Iran: Arya – the Victor Jara of my Homeland |
| Iranian journalist and poet Sepideh Jodeyri compares the life and music of imprisoned musician Arya Aramnejad with Chile's revolutionary singer, Victor Jara. |
| 12 January 2012 |
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| Iran: Singer Arya Armnejad arrested again |
| On 8 November 2011 singer Arya Armnejad was arrested when his home was raided by intelligent agents. Arya Armnejad was beaten and taken to the solitary confinement in the Intelligence Ministry’s detention center in Sari. |
| 09 January 2012 |
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| Turkey: Ferhat Tunç in court once again |
| Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunç is the target of seven investigations and two trials due to speeches he held during his campaign for the general elections in June 2011 |
| 16 December 2011 |
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| Cameroon: Lapiro back in court |
Singer Lapiro de Mbanga has filed a case against the Chief Medical Officer of the Douala Central Prison for having denied him access to medical attention while in prison
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| 20 June 2011 |
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| Russia: Rock critic faces prison |
| The Russian rock critic and cultural commentator Art Troitsky is in court facing four lawsuits, including a two-year prison sentence for "criminal slander" |
| 06 June 2011 |
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| Turkey: Ferhat Tunç on trial again |
| Singer Ferhat Tunç was first acquitted, but then Chamber 9 of the Appeal Court rejected the decision, and Tunç will now be tried again. |
| 31 December 2010 |
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| Turkey: Ferhat Tunç acquitted |
| Freemuse Award winner, Ferhat Tunç was acquitted this morning from the Diyarbarkir Criminal Court in Turkey |
| 04 November 2010 |
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| Uganda: Two songs banned for ‘defamation’ |
| Two songs by musician Mathias Walukagga was banned from being played or distributed as from 3 November 2009, and the singer was imprisoned for three days |
| 06 January 2010 |
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| Ethiopia: Teddy Afro free at last |
| On 13 August 2009, the Ethiopian singer Teddy Afro was finally released from prison. Freemuse caught up with him the following day where he gave this short interview |
| 18 August 2009 |
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| Cameroon: Interview with Lapiro de Mbanga |
| "This is the trial of the voiceless," said singer Lapiro de Mbanga when he was interviewed just a few hours before a court hearing on 24 June 2009 in Douala, Cameroon |
| 03 July 2009 |
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| Cameroun: Singer taken to court in chains |
| Lapiro de Mbanga was in chains when he was brought to a court room on 9 July 2008, accused of causing anti-government riots. His case was adjourned to 23 July |
| 15 July 2008 |
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| Zimbabwe: Two musicians in hiding from police |
| Two musicians who are facing charges of singing songs that are ‘sensitive’ failed to appear in court, and now a magistrate court has issued a warrant of arrest for them |
| 12 June 2008 |
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| Ethiopia: Popular protest singer imprisoned |
| On 16 April 2008 the Ethiopian reggae singer Teddy Afro was suddenly arrested and charged with causing the death of a young man. His fans believe he was framed |
| 07 May 2008 |
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| Turkey: Singer Ferhat Tunç acquitted |
| The Turkish-Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunc could leave Izmir High Criminal Court as a free man on 4 October 2007. The Freemuse delegation succeeded it's mission |
| 04 October 2007 |
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| Turkey: EU Commission to observe Tunç Trial |
| Senior Political Advisor Ms Selma Kiliçer from the EU Commission office in Ankara will observe the trial against Ferhat Tunç - and thus join the Freemuse delegation |
| 03 October 2007 |
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| Ferhat Tunç campaign 2007 |
| International campaign in support of musician on trial for remarks on Kurdish issue. Freemuse request the Turkish State to drop its case against singer Ferhat Tunç |
| 02 October 2007 |
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| Turkey: Delegation in support of Ferhat Tunç |
| EU-politician and famous Danish musician join Freemuse delegation, travelling to attend the court case in Turkey against Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunç on 4 October 2007 |
| 27 September 2007 |
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| Turkey: Ferhat Tunç continues his struggle |
| Despite death threats and continuous court cases, Turkish singer and writer Ferhat Tunç continues to critisise the Turkish court system and the government |
| 25 June 2007 |
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| Ferhat Tunç campaign 2005 |
| International campaign: Freemuse and musicians world-wide request the Turkish State to drop its case against singer Ferhat Tunç |
| 06 December 2005 |
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| The case of Gorki Luis Águila Carrasco |
| The controversial Cuban rock artist Gorki Luis Águila Carrasco who was sentenced to four years imprisonment in 2003, was released 16 March 2005. |
| 17 March 2005 |
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| Postscript to report on censorship in Zimbabwe |
| "Playing with Fire: Fear and Self-Censorship in Zimbabwean Music". Extensive Freemuse report, including case studies on Thomas Mapfumo and Oliver Mtukudzi. Read abstract and full report (PDF) |
| 05 January 2005 |
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| Turkey: Ferhat Tunç case postponed |
| Ferhat Tunç's hearing on the 2nd of December is postponed to 9th of March 2005, for the purpose of gathering additional documents |
| 08 December 2004 |
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| Haiti: Members of the popular band RAM arrested |
| Haitian police detained three members of the popular band RAM late on the night of Nov. 4 as they were on stage performing a song called "Justice!" at the Oloffson Hotel in Port-au-Prince, witnesses say |
| 10 November 2004 |
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| Turkey: Ferhat Tunç again to appear before court |
| Ferhat Tunç will be tried due to article 159 of the (former Turkish Penal Code) because of using the phrase “deep judiciary” in an article he wrote. The first hearing will be held on December 2nd, 2004. Proposed sentence is imprisonment of 1 to 3 years |
| 20 October 2004 |
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| La Rumeur: accused of inciting violence |
| The French group from the Paris outskirts helped to redefine the hip hop scene in France.... but faced crippling legal court cases as a consequence |
| 11 October 2004 |
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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 |
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| Turkey: Singer Ferhat Tunç arrested |
| Singer and human rights activist Ferhat Tunç, jailed for alleged separatist incitement, said that he still faces charges even though he was earlier released from jail. |
| 17 July 2003 |
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| Heavy sentence for singing in Kurdish |
| The National Security Court (DGM) of Istanbul has given between 3-9 years prison sentence to the band Koma Denge Asiti for performing in Kurdish. The band had been charged with "aiding and abetting the PKK" |
| 04 June 2002 |
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| The dangerous music |
| The adventures of Sulhattin Onen, a minibus driver who, by playing a Kurdish music cassette, had "aided and abetted the PKK". Onen was sentenced to 3 years in prison for playing Kurdish Music |
| 10 April 2002 |
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| Ngawang Choephel: For love of music |
| The story of Ngawang Choephel - a Tibetan musician, ethnomusicologist and filmmaker, who was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by the Chinese authorities |
| 20 January 2002 |
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| Freemuse report on music censorship in Zimbabwe |
| "Playing with Fire: Fear and Self-Censorship in Zimbabwean Music". Extensive Freemuse report, including case studies on Thomas Mapfumo and Oliver Mtukudzi. Read abstract and full report (PDF) |
| 25 October 2001 |
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| Ismail Türüt facing trial |
| Ismail Türüt, Turkish folk singer, is accused of "praising an act which is considered a crime" in a song that he had prepared for the election campaign of Sevki Yilmaz, an MP linked to the now banned Welfare Party |
| 22 February 2001 |
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| Marcel Khalife - the blasphemy trials |
| The story of Marcel Khalife - accused of blasphemy in 1999 for ‘insulting religious values by using a verse from the chapter of the Holy Qur’an in a song’ |
| 01 January 2001 |
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