31 Jul 2020Freemuse launches campaign to tackle artistic violations...Artists' rights organisation Freemuse has launched a campaign called #KnowArtisticRights alongside...By Lucy Ilado
10 Jun 2020Zambian artists' criticism of president causes a stirNational Arts Council of Zambia chairperson Patrick Samwimbila has deplored artists for criticising...By Ano Shumba
04 May 2020Filmmaker critical of Egyptian president dies in jailEgyptian filmmaker and music video director Shady Habash died on 2 May of an unspecified illness...By Lucy Ilado
28 Mar 2019Governments are biggest censors – Freemuse reportFreemuse has launched a new global report, which analyses 673 cases of violation of artistic...By Lucy Ilado
01 Jan 2019Music censorship in AfricaMusic is one of the most effective ways to bring about social and political change. This is...By Music In Africa...
03 Dec 2018Freemuse report exposes shocking realities facing female...A disturbing report released by Freemuse in partnership with Danish research institute KVINFO has...By Lucy Ilado
07 Feb 2018Popular music and the challenges of freedom of expression...By Mwenda Ntarangwi Social media has sliced through the structures that moderated the way we create...By In-house East Africa
15 Aug 2017Detained Senegalese singer goes freeSenegalese singer Amy Colle Dieng was released yesterday after she was detained for 10 days...By Carlos Ncube
07 Jun 20165 music videos 'banned' in East AfricaWhen Tanzanian artists AY and Diamond Platinumz released a re-mix of the song ‘Zigo’ at the...By In-house East Africa
02 Jun 2016June 2016 theme: Censorship vs freedom of expressionMusicians in Africa and other parts of the world often find themselves at the forefront of popular...By Music In Africa...
02 Feb 2016Call for participation: LaBa! Arts Festival in UgandaThe tenth anniversary of the LaBa! Arts Festival is scheduled to take will take place on Saturday...By In-house East Africa