Lebanese Singer Zeid Hamdan Arrested for a Song (Zeid and the Wings)
Reports from Twitter and other social media are coming in that the singer in this video, Zeid Hamdan, was arrested because of this one year-old music video (the song is older apparently). While it does name Lebanon’s president explicitly, lists common grievances against the state, the overall tenor is quite pacifist. The charge is apparently “defamation,” and the singer is calling out for people to mobilize in his defense.
This follows a state campaign against Facebook users who criticized the Lebanese president.
People should contact the embassy today to demand Zeid Hamdan’s release and that the government drop any charges stemming from this harmless song.
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