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| Senegal: Freedom of speech record under fire |
| Senegal's enviable freedom of expression is under threat. Musicians are being harassed and recieve death threats for expressing their opinions through their music. |
| 22 December 2011 |
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Freemuse Award 2011
to Egyptian singer Ramy Essam
Egyptian singer Ramy Essam, who provided the soundtrack for the Arab Spring at Tahrir Square, is the winner of the 2011 Freemuse Award. The artist will receive the award at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday 21 November 2011.
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Article about Ramy Essam |
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The award statuette
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Ramy Essam in Stockholm, 21 November 2011.
Credit: Photo by Mik Aidt
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Ramy Essam in Cairo, August 2011.
Credit: Photo by Issra Wasfy
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Ramy Essam in Cairo, August 2011.
Credit: Photo by Issra Wasfy
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Ramy Essam performing at Tahrir Square in January 2011.
Photo by Mark LeVine.
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Ramy Essam in Cairo, August 2011.
Credit: Photo by Issra Wasfy
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Ramy Essam performing at Tahrir Square in January 2011.
Photo by Mark LeVine.
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Ramy Essam in Cairo, August 2011.
Credit: Photo by Issra Wasfy
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Ramy Essam after he was beaten up by military officers.
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Music Freedom Day: 3 March 2011
3 March 2011 is Music Freedom Day where radio and tv broadcasters as well as musicians world-wide will focus on music censorship, along with concerts and seminars in a number of countries. |
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Generation Wave from Burma / Myanmar. Press photo for download in high resolution. (Right-click and select 'Save Target As').
Photo by Mik Aidt
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New Freemuse CD: 'Listen to the banned'
On 3 March 2010 – the day which was celebrated in several cities around the world promoting the freedom of musical expression – Grappa Musikkforlag published the CD album 'Listen to the banned' – a unique collection of contemporary songs by artists who have been censored, persecuted, taken to court, imprisoned and even tortured for a very simple reason – their music.
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Heavy metal report
22 February 2010 Freemuse published it's ninth report: About censorship of heavy metal music. The report is entitled: 'Headbanging against repressive regimes - Censorship of heavy metal in the Middle East, North Africa, Southeast Asia and China'.
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Lapiro de Mbanga - photos for press
Photos for free use in media under condition of stating the source: Freemuse, and photographer's name |
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Lapiro de Mbanga, in prison, November 2009.
Photo by Jen Bell.
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Lapiro de Mbanga in court room on 25 June 2009.
Photo by Jen Bell
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Lapiro de Mbanga being escorted by the major of Njombé Penja, Mr. Kingué. on 24 July 2008.
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 Radio broadcasters: MP3 audio file with the banned song
Contact Freemuse and we can quickly email you Lapiro's song 'Constitution Constipée' in MP3 format for broadcast |
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Ferhat Tunç - information and material for the press
Turkish musician Ferhat Tunç enters the Izmir High Criminal Court in Izmir in October 2007, and he is awarded an honorary music price at the same time. This has caused renewed attention on his case.
If you wish to quote Freemuse in relation to this, please see the Freemuse Press Statement before you contact us
News Alert with contact information
This Freemuse News Alert contains phone numbers and e-mail adresses of the persons you might wish to interview. It was sent via e-mail to 312 journalists and media houses world-wide Thursday 27 September 2007 at 16:11 GMT:
Leading member of the European Parliament joins Freemuse at Ferhat Tunç court case in Izmir next week
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"In total, if you add all the court cases against me, that will add up to 10 and a half years imprisonment – if they all come to pass. But in spite of all this censorship, we continue to sing, we continue to express our thoughts and views..."
Ferhat Tunç
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To download a DVCAM video recording of Ferhat Tunc's statement above, (duration: 28 seconds, format: DV PAL 16:9, file size: 104 MB), right-click here and choose 'Save Target As'
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Video of speech by Ferhat Tunç seven minutes - in low resolution
Statement by Ferhat Tunç
in writing (translated to English)
Freemuse Press Statement
Freemuse News Alert
on 27 September 2007 - sent to the international press
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| Myanmar/Burma: Musician Win Maw released |
| Win Maw, one of Burma’s most famous musicians, is reported to have been released from Kyaukphyu Prison in Arakan State on 13 January 2012 at 13:40 pm local time |
| 13 January 2012 |
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| Darko C |
| Video interview with Darko C from Rangoon about the loosening censorship controls over media and the arts, produced by Voice of America on 12 January 2012 |
| 13 January 2012 |
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| Morocco: Rapper El Haked is finally set free |
| After spending more than four months in jail, rapper Mouad El Haked is finally a free man. His supporters claim that the assault charges were a setup to muzzle the popular singer |
| 12 January 2012 |
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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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