Policy, Research & Politics
Russia, China and Turkey top yearly list of music freedom violations
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- Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Musicians around the world are facing imprisonment, attacks, and censorship in attempts by government and non-state actors to silence the music.
News: Negotiations on the UN post-2015 development agenda
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- Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Update of the International campaign for the inclusion of culture in the UN post-2015 agenda.
Rap sous pression en Guinée équatoriale
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- Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Ils peuvent apprécier ou non sa musique, éventuellement le trouver trop radical, mais beaucoup d'Equato-Guinéens disent la même chose: "Lui, il dit la vérité".
Conductor walks after Israeli Opera says no to Hebdo tribute
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- Monday, 02 February 2015
Frédéric Chaslin, currently Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, walked out of the Israeli Opera on Saturday night after management refused him permission to pay tribute the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack.
India: Music censorship a must in our industry
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- Monday, 02 February 2015
"Like movies, censorship of music is a must and should be implemented immediately in our industry. This is the only way to preserve the sanctity of our music," said renowned Bollywood playback singer Sukhwinder Singh during his city visit on Sunday.
ICH NGO Forum 2014
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- Monday, 02 February 2015
The idea of the symposium was to revisit the accomplishments of ICH NGOs in four important and mutually interlinked realms of ICH safeguarding – public policies, legislation, safeguarding measures and sustainable development -, which all require a close collaboration between NGOs and States Parties.
It’s Not Just Björk: Women Are Tired of Not Getting Credit for Their Own Music
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- Monday, 02 February 2015
Pitchfork published a new interview with Björk on Wednesday, and in it she speaks powerfully about the kind of sexism she's faced in her career.
Quand la musique adoucit les moeurs politiques
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- Monday, 02 February 2015
De la Corée du Nord au Proche-Orient, en passant par l'Europe, chefs d'orchestre ou instrumentistes virtuoses n'hésitent plus à intervenir dans le débat public.
ISIS police sentence musicians to 90 lashes because they were playing an 'un-Islamic' electronic keyboard
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- Monday, 02 February 2015
Islamic State religious police have been filmed beating musicians and destroying their instruments as punishment for playing an 'un-Islamic' keyboard.
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