Arya Aramnejad (Sweden) is an Iranian singer and songwriter known for his protest and social songs. He has been imprisoned and tortured three times by the Iranian regime for his music. He was also banned from making music and leaving the country for five years.
In 2018, he moved to Sweden and now continues his music career there. He is also currently leading a project to promote the music of refugee youth in Sweden.
On 20th of June from 6 PM celebrate World Refugee Day together at the open-air music festival in Kūdrų Park.
The event is free and open to all.
Organisers:
Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania
Arts Agency ARTSCAPE
Partners:
United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Refugee Reception Centre
International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN)
The project is co-funded by the European Union.