Malaysia: Lady Gaga song censored for gay reference
Radio broadcasters have censored lyrics to Lady Gaga’s song “Born This Way” to avoid contravening the country’s strict decency laws. Broadcasters have distorted the line “no matter gay, straight or...
View ArticleUAE: Rapper jailed over scandalous video
A rapper has been sentenced to a minimum of three months in prison after releasing a violent music video in the UAE. The singer, known as Dangour, was arrested in June. In the footage, Dangour raps...
View ArticleIran: Rapper faces death threats and fatwa for ‘blasphemous’ song
An Iranian rapper has been issued with fatwas and faced death threats after releasing a controversial song. Shahin Najafi, an Iranian singer based in Germany, released a song containing references to...
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Index Index – International free speech round up 12/02/13
David Cecil, the British theatre producer who faced a legal battle with Ugandan authorities for staging a play about homosexuality has been deported from Uganda. Cecil’s legal team had been hoping to...
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Lejla Becar: The bulk-banning of bands in Bosnia
This is the ninth of a series of posts written by members of Index on Censorship’s youth advisory board. Members of the board were asked to write a blog discussing one free speech issue in their...
View ArticleTwitter Q&A: Norwegian musician Moddi stands #WithTheBanned
Norwegian musician Moddi’s new album, Unsongs, is made up of renditions of songs from around the world that had been banned, censored or silenced. Unsongs includes cover versions of songs from...
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Smashed hits
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