Free Music of the World Forum (Freemuse) "music due to his efforts against censorship on the" March 3 Music Freedom-2010 "award the artist Ferhat Tunç, received the award ceremony held in London.
This year's award with Iranian artists Mahsa Avdat to share the Bronze, the previous evening with a ceremony held at the Institute of British Architects Kingdom were awarded. Index On Censorship (Censorship Index) called for the spread of freedom of expression runs the London-based organization's efforts in hosting the artists held overnight Bronze, after receiving the award participants gave a small concert.
Bronze award gave the following reply to the question of how to meet:
"Under intense pressure held prohibited, are threatened, still a significant portion of time spent on the court corridor as an artist, outside of Turkey, international award-dimensional map has been an extremely significant find. This award to me from my music, most of my songs, making music with their own identity while trying to fight against this pressure and pressure from my experience is due. Now, as long as you own your country, faced with pressure that you are not alone if you feel that because other parts of the world, people will give you support and value. I think that the meaning of this award. "
Awards Committee, said in a statement about thirty years of Bronze against him, despite lawsuits and threats to music executive insists pointed out that the Bronze actively in the freedom of expression in Turkey in the direction of expanding the fight was emphasized.
Last year was given the famous American folk artist Pete Seeger'a .
