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Freemuse skriver i sit seneste nyhedsbrev mandag:

The Culture Section of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has granted Freemuse a three-year contract worth NOK 6 million – equivalent to EUR 660,000. The grant is provided for Freemuse’s core work and activities.

In 2016, the ministry launched a new strategy for freedom of expression and independent media.

In the field of artistic freedom, their strategy pointed at Freemuse’s work and the advisory role Freemuse has towards UN and the position of trust Freemuse has obtained in its work with national UPRs, Universal Periodic Reviews, hedder det.

De norske penge er centrale for Freemuse. Danida har f.eks. ikke ydet diftsstøtte i mangfoldige år til den globale vagthund mod musikcensur, selv om dens verdenssekretariat ligger i København siden 2000, idet den blev oprettet på dansk initiativ.

Freemuse on Freemuse:

FREEMUSE – THE WORLD FORUM ON MUSIC AND CENSORSHIP is an independent international membership organisation advocating and defending freedom of expression for musicians and composers worldwide.

UN SPECIAL CONSULTATIVE STATUS

Freemuse has Special Consultative Status with the United Nation‘s Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC, since 2012.

FREEMUSE CHARTER

Freemuse is governed by its charter and has a membership elected international, interdisciplinary Executive Committee.

FREEMUSE HISTORY

Freemuse was born of the 1st World Conference on Music and Censorship held in Copenhagen in November 1998.

The conference joined together professionals from diverse fields and countries – musicians, journalists, researchers, record industry professionals and human rights activists – to examine, discuss and document a wide variety of abuses from the apparently benign to the overtly extreme.

The alarmingly widespread nature of censorship of music prompted the conference attendees to initiate the creation of a new organisation, Freemuse.

Its guidelines are the principles outlined in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights as they apply specifically to musicians and composers. The Freemuse Secretariat was established in August 2000.

ARTISTIC FREEDOM

Since 2011 FREEMUSE has broadened its scope to include projects advocating freedom of all artistic expressions and initiated the global network artsfex for the protection of artistic freedom.

During 2013-2014 Freemuse was involved in several projects analysing and defending artistic freedom of expression.

FUNDING

Freemuse receives funding from Sida, The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Fritt Ord and CKU.

Over the years Freemuse has received funding from amongst others:

The Sigrid Rausing Trust, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), Roskilde Festival Charity Society, Swedish Postcode Lottery Culture Foundation, SafeMuse, Björn Afzelius International Culture Foundation (BAIK), Swedish Special Initiative for Democratisation and Freedom of Expression and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

FREEMUSE SECRETARIAT 

Jemtelandsgade 1, Amagerbro, Copenhagen S

Tel: 33 32 10 27

CONTACT: [email protected]