Freemuse: Belarus (original) (raw)
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| Belarus: Concerts cancelled with short notice |
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| A concert with Zmicier Vajcjushkevych at a caf� in Minsk was cancelled just three hours before it was supposed to have started in the evening of 22 November 2011 |
| 24 November 2011 |
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| Belarus: Prosecutor wants singer prosecuted for insulting the president |
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| Singer Sergej Michalok is reportedly going to be sued by a Belarusian prosecutor for his remarks against president Alyaksandr Lukashenka |
| 07 November 2011 |
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| Belarus: State radio reportedly bans politically sensitive song |
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| State-controlled Belarusian Radio is reported to have banned a 25-year-old song titled �Peremen� (�Change�) by the rebellious Soviet rock musician Viktor Tsoi |
| 29 July 2011 |
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| Belarus: List of banned actors and musicians published |
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| Belarusian, Russian and British bands have been put on a �blacklist� of artists banned in Belarus state media, according to bloggers who published a scanning of the list |
| 09 March 2011 |
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| Belarus: German band declared �a public enemy� |
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| A governmental Council for Morality in Belarus has declared the German hard rock band Rammstein a threat to the state and wishes to ban an upcoming concert in Minsk |
| 25 February 2010 |
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| Belarus: Bans cultivate opposition, says musician |
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| Musician Ljavon Volski of the rock band N.R.M. have was asked if it is true that bans stimulate development of rock music |
| 29 January 2008 |
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| Belarus: Musicians removed from 2004-blacklist |
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| After a meeting between in Minsk on 21 November 2007, the musicians who were blacklisted in 2004 are now allowed to perform live and to be played on air in the radio |
| 29 November 2007 |
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| Belarus & Ukraine: Musicians and fans stopped on their way to festival |
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| On 22 September 2007, about 100 people and a bus with Belarusian musicians going to a rock festival in Ukraine were stopped by Belarusian police forces before entering Ukraine. |
| 05 November 2007 |
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| Press release: 'Hidden Truths' Belarus report in Russian translation |
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| Download PDF In Russian and English |
| 27 September 2007 |
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| СКРЫТАЯ ПРАВДА Belarus report |
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| Музыка, политика и цензура в Беларуси Лукашенко |
| 24 September 2007 |
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| 3rd Freemuse World Conference - report |
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| Read all the speeches and testimonials from the 3rd Freemuse World Conference on music censorship, held in Istanbul in 2006 |
| 20 August 2007 |
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| Belarus: Fear of ban of rock band's album launch |
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| The popular Belarusian rock band Krama doubts if they will receive permission from authorities for the launch of their new album 'Krama', but the musicians are defiant to play |
| 09 May 2007 |
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| Belarus: 'Hidden Truths' report appendix - audio and video |
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| Online appendix to the Freemuse report on music censorship in Belarus, 'Hidden Truths', with links to and information about seven Belarusian songs - six audio files and one video |
| 12 February 2007 |
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| Belarus: 'Hidden Truths' report appendix - song lyrics |
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| Online appendix to the Freemuse report on music censorship in Belarus, 'Hidden Truths', with links to and information about seven Belarusian songs - six audio files and one video |
| 12 February 2007 |
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| Maya Medich & Lemez Lovas: Music censorship in Belarus |
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| Video with anthropologist Medich and musician and journalist Lovas who explained about music censorship in Belarus at the Third Freemuse World Conference in 2006 |
| 31 January 2007 |
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| Freedom of musical expression in Belarus - report |
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| Freemuse turns its attention to Belarus - an authoritarian former Soviet country buffering the EU and Russia where many Belarusian rock musicians have been banned |
| 23 January 2007 |
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| UNESCO-study in support of freedom of musical expression |
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| Study for UNESCO underlines the importance of freedom of musical expression while listing examples of suppression and censorship of music in numerous countries |
| 10 November 2006 |
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| Belarus: Interview with Belarusian singer Ljavon Volski from NRM |
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| Interview with Belarusian singer Ljavon Volski. He is the lead singer in the rock and punk band N.R.M., based in Minsk |
| 28 March 2006 |
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| Belarus: CD with blacklisted Belarusian rock music |
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| Most of the bands on the CD �Belarusian Red Book � Music of Belarus� have been blacklisted or censored in their home country |
| 28 March 2006 |
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| Belarus election: Blacklisted bands play in Poland |
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| The hope amongst the organisers and artists is that music can fuel revolution and bring about democracy in Belarus |
| 17 March 2006 |
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| Belarus election: Protest against music censorship |
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| The presidential election in Belarus is met with protests against the Belarusian hardliner censorship policy |
| 13 March 2006 |
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| Belarus limits foreign music |
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| Europe�s �last� dictator Aleksandr Lukasjenko does not only censor local bands, he has now ordered that radio stations can only play 20 pct. foreign music |
| 14 January 2005 |
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| Repression against musicians of Belarus |
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| Open letter from Belarusian musicians concerning political pressure being placed on musicians who allegedly oppose President Aleksandr Lukashenko |
| 08 October 2004 |
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