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NORWAY Norway: Rap duo threatened with violence The rap duo Prayaz from the Norwegian capital Oslo sing about violence against women, and they are themselves threatened with violence because of that, reported NRK 14 November 2011 Germany: Norwegian band censored by German publisher When the Norwegian band Honningbarna wanted to release their debut album in Germany they were told by their publisher to leave the song ‘Free Palestine’ out 03 October 2011 The Nordic countries: Academic network for reseaching music censorship Over 40 professors, university researchers and students from the Nordic countries have established a network to provide an informed knowledge about music censorship 04 July 2011 Norway: Festival celebrates musicians who refuse to be silenced With the theme 'Freedom and oppression', the 21st edition of the Førde Folk Music Festival in Norway in July 2010 focuses on musicians' struggle for human rights 16 June 2010 Freemuse: Artists’ voices embarrassingly missing at major conference 500 freedom of expression activists met in Norway in early June 2009 - but the artists’ voices were missing 17 June 2009 Human Rights for Musicians – Impressions & Descriptions: Deeyah Testimonial by Deeyah in the anniversary publication 'Human Rights for Musicians - Ten Years With Freemuse' 30 January 2009 Finland / Sweden / Norway: The destruction of a minority's music culture Ethnomusicologist Ilpo Saastamoinen shares his insight and personal experiences with the oppression of Sámi music culture 21 April 2008 Mari Boine Video interview with Norwegian and Sámi singer Mari Boine about her personal experiences with the religious ban of joik music 31 March 2008 Music Freedom Day event in Norway - 2008 The Nobel Peace Center in Oslo will host a music censorship seminar, and a concert celebrating Music Freedom Day on Monday 3 March 2008, broadcasted by NRK. 26 February 2008 Norway: Singer's brother under police protection Dancer Adil Thathaal received death threats from religious people with Pakistani background because he defended his sister, the singer Deeyah, in a recent interview 15 January 2008 Norway: Exhibition about freedom of expression On 25 September 2007, the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo opens the exhibition 'Freedom of Expression - How Free is Free?' 19 September 2007 Norway: Musicians persecuted in the name of God In a leading Norwegian newspaper, priest Carl Petter Opsahl lists about a number of cases where musicians have been censored and persecuted on religious grounds 05 March 2007 UK: Tv channel bans music video because of threats Deeyah’s music video has been taken off air and banned by a British Asian tv channel as they received threats to their staff for airing it 27 February 2006 Norway/United Kingdom: Muslim pop singer faces threats During 10 years, threats from angry conservative Muslims silenced the Norwegian and Muslim pop singer Deeyah. Now she breaks her silence. 26 September 2005 'Kill Bush' rappers rapped by US Gatans Parlament - a Norwegian rap group that criticised US President Bush by setting up a website whose name means "Kill him now" is in trouble with US authorities. Gatans Parlament, or Street Parliament, has defended the exercise as a satire 04 November 2004