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| Iraq: Violence against singers continues |
| In Iraq, the clerics have conflicting opinions about music prohibition, writes Wisam Tahir from Nasiriya in an article published in The Herald Scotland |
| 09 December 2009 |
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| Lapiro de Mbanga |
| Video interview with the imprisoned musician Lapiro de Mbanga from Cameroon |
| 25 November 2009 |
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| Tunisia: Freemuse receives international award |
| The International Music Council awarded Freemuse the 'IMC Inaugural Musical Rights Award' for its "courageous global programme advocating freedom of musical expression" |
| 19 October 2009 |
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| Guyana: Ban liftet on 'gangsta' dancehall star |
| Several countries in the Carribean have barred the Jamaican dancehall artist Mavado citing that his lyrics advocate violence. In Guyana, the goverment lifted the ban |
| 23 September 2009 |
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| Ferhat Tunç |
| Video interview with singer and musician Ferhat Tunç from Turkey who speaks about his personal experiences with music censorship |
| 19 August 2009 |
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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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| Nakaaya Sumari |
| Video interview with Nakaaya Sumari - a popular Tanzanian singer - about music censorship and the role of music as a tool for communication |
| 12 August 2009 |
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| Pakistan: Lahore feels under siege |
| Pakistan's performing artists face deadly occupational hazards. Lahore's music festival, and theatres across the city are bombed in co-ordinated overnight raids |
| 31 July 2009 |
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| Iraq: First rap concerts in Baghdad |
| “They say that this is something that is banned by religion. But I do what I want to do,” an Iraqi rapper states in a report from one of Baghdad’s first rap concerts |
| 20 July 2009 |
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| Iran: Music gives hope |
| Austin Dacey's article about the underground music scene and the system of music censorship in Iran, based on an interview with the rock band Kiosk |
| 17 July 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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| Iran: Musicians respond to the crisis |
| Despite a general ban, rock music has become one of the most vibrant forces for critiquing the various ills of Iranian society, writes music researcher Mark LeVine |
| 23 June 2009 |
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| Iran: Rock concert raided, 104 arrested |
| A concert in Shiraz was raided by an Islamist militia, and 104 people arrested, on the grounds of being 'immoral', reported Jam-e Jam newspaper on 27 May 2009 |
| 08 June 2009 |
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| Cambodia: Ministry outlaws obscene songs |
| The Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has outlawed all songs with 'rude or obscene meanings' in an attempt to reduce the number of rapes and sex crimes |
| 15 April 2009 |
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| Tao Rodriquez-Seeger |
| Video interview with singer and musician Tao Rodríguez-Seeger from USA who speaks about his personal experiences with music censorship |
| 07 March 2009 |
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| Freemuse Award 2009 |
| Singer, songwriter, activist, environmentalist, and peace advocate Pete Seeger receives the Freemuse Award 2009 |
| 26 February 2009 |
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| Sardar Yousafzai |
| Audio interview with the popular Pashtun singer Sardar Yousafzai who on 15 December 2008 was attacked by unidentified militants |
| 04 February 2009 |
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| Gulzar Alam |
| Audio interview with the popular Pashtun singer Gulzar Alam who escaped an attack on his life on 16 October 2008 |
| 26 January 2009 |
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