BITTER STORIES
English - LongVersion
In this podcast & animation project 'Music as a Weapon' the musicians fight for their music and a life in freedom. The ban on music and the arrests of musicians is a threat to our freedom.
My podcasts tell about the lives of these musicians who have been persecuted. Through their stories, I want to investigate why repressive regimes are so afraid of music. I want to point out, that freedom of expression in music is a basic human right.
We spoke with Srirak Plipat, Freemuse director. And the mission Freemuse has; to unveil all the cases of artists at risk. Throughout his story we look into the bitter stories of Musicians who had to flee to Paris and Belgium, because of their music
We spoke with Spanish Rapper Valtonyc who had to go into exil very recently. He Feld to Belgium, his Lawyer Mr. Paul Bekaert is worried about the European laws.
We spoke with Cheick Tidiane Seck. He had to flee from Mali in the ’70’s and is now again worried about the situation in his country Mali. Just like the Chilean composer Patricio Wang who had to flee from Chili in the ’70’s. The story of being banned for your music is a never ending story.
Director: Arjanne Laan | Production: Moving Image Kaie Klaassen | Distribution: Freemuse & MovingImage
Released: May 2020
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BITTER STORIES
English - LongVersion
In this podcast & animation project 'Music as a Weapon' the musicians fight for their music and a life in freedom. The ban on music and the arrests of musicians is a threat to our freedom.
My podcasts tell about the lives of these musicians who have been persecuted. Through their stories, I want to investigate why repressive regimes are so afraid of music. I want to point out, that freedom of expression in music is a basic human right.
We spoke with Srirak Plipat, Freemuse director. And the mission Freemuse has; to unveil all the cases of artists at risk. Throughout his story we look into the bitter stories of Musicians who had to flee to Paris and Belgium, because of their music
We spoke with Spanish Rapper Valtonyc who had to go into exil very recently. He Feld to Belgium, his Lawyer Mr. Paul Bekaert is worried about the European laws.
We spoke with Cheick Tidiane Seck. He had to flee from Mali in the ’70’s and is now again worried about the situation in his country Mali. Just like the Chilean composer Patricio Wang who had to flee from Chili in the ’70’s. The story of being banned for your music is a never ending story.
Director: Arjanne Laan | Production: Moving Image Kaie Klaassen | Distribution: Freemuse & MovingImage
Released: May 2020
Valtonyc's advocaat Meester Paul Bekaert is ongerust.
Op 15 maart 2017 heeft de Europese Unie een richtlijn uitgevaardigd voor al haar lidstaten. De nationale regeringen moeten vóór 8 september 2018 in hun eigen wetgeving wetten opnemen, waarin ‘het verheerlijken van terrorisme’ strafbaar wordt gesteld. Deze richtlijn kende ik nog niet en ik ben geschokt. De vrijheid van meningsuiting is in gevaar.
In België spreek ik daarover met Meester Paul Bekaert. Hij is de advocaat van de Spaanse Rapper Valtonyc. Die aan den lijve ondervond wat deze nieuwe wetten veroorzaken. In 2018 moest Valtonyc vluchten uit Spanje naar België vanwege zijn muziek en teksten. Hij werd veroordeeld voor ‘verheerlijking van terrorisme’. Spanje reageert heftig in dit proces en vervolgt de rapper louter voor wat hij zegt en heeft België om uitlevering gevraagd. De rechters in Gent peinzen daar niet over, Valtonyc is in België geen terrorist.
Nederland heeft dit dwingende Europese besluit nog niet uitgevoerd, België ook niet. Maar Spanje, Bulgarije en Hongarije hebben deze ‘verheerlijking van terrorisme’ wetgeving al wel in werking gesteld. Meester Paul Bekaert ziet een groot gevaar binnen heel Europa ontstaan, binnen de recht systemen en bij de vrijheid van expressie.
Spanje staat in 2019 op de wereldlijst van Freemuse hoog in de toptien wat betreft musici in gevangenschap. Freemuse geeft elk jaar een rapport uit over The State of the Artistic Expression. Alleen Cuba heeft met 19 artiesten een hoger aantal. Censuur op Muziek vindt dus hier vlakbij in Europa plaats. Meester Paul Bekaert is ongerust. Terecht denk ik.
Luister naar de podcast, naar Paul Bekaert en zijn zorgen voor de vrijheid van meningsuiting in Europa.
Muziek als Wapen
BITTER STORIES
English - LongVersion
In this podcast & animation project 'Music as a Weapon' the musicians fight for their music and a life in freedom. The ban on music and the arrests of musicians is a threat to our freedom.
My podcasts tell about the lives of these musicians who have been persecuted. Through their stories, I want to investigate why repressive regimes are so afraid of music. I want to point out, that freedom of expression in music is a basic human right.
We spoke with Srirak Plipat, Freemuse director. And the mission Freemuse has; to unveil all the cases of artists at risk. Throughout his story we look into the bitter stories of Musicians who had to flee to Paris and Belgium, because of their music
We spoke with Spanish Rapper Valtonyc who had to go into exil very recently. He Feld to Belgium, his Lawyer Mr. Paul Bekaert is worried about the European laws.
We spoke with Cheick Tidiane Seck. He had to flee from Mali in the ’70’s and is now again worried about the situation in his country Mali. Just like the Chilean composer Patricio Wang who had to flee from Chili in the ’70’s. The story of being banned for your music is a never ending story.
Director: Arjanne Laan | Production: Moving Image Kaie Klaassen | Distribution: Freemuse & MovingImage
Released: May 2020
