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Madagascar: France responds to alleged censorship of “47” play

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe, France, Madagascar, Arts & Culture, Freedom of Speech, International Relations, War & Conflict

Pierre Maury reports that French authorities have responded [1] to the accusation of censorhip of “47” a historic independence play created by Jean-Luc Raharimanana and Thierry Bedard [2]. Victoire Bidegain Di Rosa, advisor to the French ministry of Culture explains [3] that the subject of the play is not necessarily of interest to the other countries of the region and that each cultural center is free to to showcase the play provided that each center finds independent funding for the expenses (fr).