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MOZAMBIQUE Mozambique: Hip-hop artist Azagaia arrested On 30 July 2011, rapper and musician Azagaia was arrested by the Police of Criminal Investigation. The arrest took place a few hours before a concert 18 August 2011 Mozambique: Singer arrested and beaten for 'offensive song' Musician Refila Boy is said to have been arrested during a concert and treated with such violence by police officers that his skull was fractured 15 December 2010 Azagaia Video interview with Azagaia - a Mozambican hip-hop artist, rapper and sociologist - about freedom of expression and self-censorship among musicians in his country 25 August 2010 Mozambique: City authorities called rapper in for questioning The rap artist Azagaia was summoned before prosecutors to explain the allegedly violent lyrics of a song he has written about the February 2008 riots in Maputo 06 May 2008