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This weekend, Freemuse will present its inaugural award at the Festival of World Cultures to Tiken Jah Fakoly. Siobhán Longspeaks to Freemuse's Marie Korpe about fighting censorship in music

IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, CHINA, Burma, Zimbabwe and Georgia have all been the subject of media attention in recent times, and one of the greatest challenges in addressing any conflict is the veil that censorship attempts to impose on reality. Amnesty International is one of the institutional voices combating the suppression of free speech in these and countless other countries. Likewise, International Pen advocates for freedom of expression on behalf of poets, novelists and all writers. But what of musicians ostracised for their work, silenced by their governments who oppose the views expressed in their music?