News tagged with 'bjork'. Found 7 tagged news.

China Bans Performers

Beijing :: China | 4 months ago

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    After a performance by Bjork in China, in which the artist articulated her support for a free Tibet, the Chinese government has announced that it will no longer permit such agendas to enter the country. According to the Ministry of...

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Fears of a 'no-fun' Olympics in Beijing

Shanghai :: China | 4 months ago

Olympics" are growing as security restrictions increase and become more bizarre with less than 20 days to go until the opening ceremony. Beijing police have been visiting bar owners in the popular Sanlitun area and asking them to sign pledges agreeing...

Tags: China, Tibet, Bjork

China targets foreign entertainers after Bjork debacle

Beijing :: China | 4 months ago

China will ban all entertainers from overseas, Hong Kong and Taiwan who have ever attended activities that "threaten national sovereignty", the government said on Thursday, after an outburst by Icelandic singer Bjork...Tibet!" at a Shanghai concert having...

Tags: China, Hong Kong, Beijing Capital Airport, Bjork

Harry Connick Jr.'s China Show Goes Flat

Shanghai :: China | 8 months ago

Western performer to bump up against China's cultural restrictions. Connick said Thursday he was forced to make last-minute changes to his show last weekend in Shanghai because an old song list was mistakenly submitted to Chinese authorities to

Tags: china, Tibet, Bjork, China

Tibetan monks tear-gassed in second day of protests: report

Beijing :: China | 8 months ago

Chinese police fired tear gas to disperse a second day of protests in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa by hundreds of Buddhist monks demanding the region's independence, Radio Free Asia reported Wednesday. Up to 600 monks marched from their monastery to

Tags: tibet, China, Tibetan, Beijing, Radio Free Asia, Bjork, foreign artists, Lhasa

China vows curbs after Bjork sings in support for Tibet

Beijing :: China | 8 months ago

China pledged on Friday to impose tougher curbs on foreign artists after pop star Bjork sang in support of Tibetan independence in Shanghai, warning similar actions could lead to them being blacklisted. "We will further tighten controls on foreign

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Bjork in Shanghai: 'Tibet! Tibet!'

Shanghai :: China | 9 months ago

China (AP) -- Icelandic singer Bjork has ignited criticism from Chinese fans after she declared "Tibet! Tibet!" to end a passionate performance of her song "Declare Independence" during a concert in Shanghai. Singer Bjork performs at her solo

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