 |
|
|
| NEWSLETTERS 12 August 2010 |
|
|
NEWSLETTER 3 — 2010
Index on Censorship publishes 'Smashed Hits 2.0'
Index on Censorship, Britain's leading organisation promoting freedom of expression,
will publish a special theme issue on music censorship – 'Smashed Hits 2.0' – on 8 September.
The issue is produced in collaboration with Freemuse.
Read more:
www.freemuse.org/sw38719.asp
Freemuse receives grant from The Sigrid Rausing Trust
The Sigrid Rausing Trust has awarded a grant of £50,000 for the next year to the work of Freemuse.
The grant comes at a crucial time for Freemuse, says Marie Korpe, Freemuse Executive Director.
Read more:
www.freemuse.org/sw38727.asp
'Listen to the banned' CD is 'Top of the World'
Songlines, the UK-based world music magazine, has nominated the Freemuse CD 'Top of the World'.
The CD was released in UK this week and continues to be a favorite amongst European broadcasters.
Read more:
www.freemuse.org/sw38742.asp
Ferhat Tunç court case continues
The date for the next hearing in the court case against Kurdish musician and Freemuse Award winner
Ferhat Tunç has been set to 30 September 2010.
Read more:
www.freemuse.org/sw38681.asp
EU policy library refers to Freemuse Visa White Paper
As festival organisers and artists continue to face various visa problems, the Freemuse White Paper 'Visa / the discordant note'
has been included in the official Policy Document Library of the European Commission.
Read more:
www.freemuse.org/sw38748.asp
Music Freedom Day 2011
Freemuse invites musicians, music clubs, cultural institutions, broadcasters and media to join the annual Music Freedom Day on 3 March 2011.
Freemuse does not fund Music Freedom Day events but we are happy to advise and inspire you. If you wish to join Music Freedom Day 2011,
drop us a note.
Read more:
www.freemuse.org/sw37033.asp
NEWS STORIES ON FREEMUSE.ORG
Iran:
Supreme leader discourages music
Turkey:
10 months imprisonment for Kurdish song
Russia:
Rapper jailed for 10 days for offending police
Find more information and news on freemuse.org
- the world's largest knowledge base on music censorship.
Connect and interact with Freemuse
• facebook.com/freemuse
• myspace.com/musiccensorship
• youtube.com/user/freemuseorg
Kind
regards,
Freemuse
- The World Forum on Music and Censorship
Nytorv 17, 3rd floor
1450 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Tel +45 33 32 10 27
www.freemuse.org
Freemuse (FREEdom of MUSical Expression) is an international
human rights organisation advocating freedom of expression for musicians
and composers worldwide.
If
you do not wish to receive our newsletter in the future, please send an
e-mail to
with the word "unsubscribe" in the Subject line.
This newsletter was sent to 2,314 subscribers worldwide
and is archived on www.freemuse.org/sw2133.asp
|
|
|
|
 |
| Latest news on freemuse.org |
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
|
