{"id":61747,"date":"2021-04-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/61747\/artists-syndicate-draws-criticism-after-asking-colleagues-not-to-insult-politicians"},"modified":"2023-11-23T11:05:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T11:05:14","slug":"artists-syndicate-draws-criticism-after-asking-colleagues-not-to-insult-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/61747\/artists-syndicate-draws-criticism-after-asking-colleagues-not-to-insult-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Artists Syndicate Draws Criticism After Asking Colleagues Not To &#8220;Insult Politicians&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"The Syndicate of Professional Artists in Lebanon has put out a controversial statement that many activists and artists feel infringes on freedom of expression.<br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DzbPdmvanU\">pic.twitter.com\/DzbPdmvanU<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Jean Riachi (@riachi_jean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/riachi_jean\/status\/1381973654603436033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  In the statement, the syndicate asks that colleagues in the syndicate &#8220;refrain from criticizing or insulting political parties, movements, religious figures, and their leaders&#8221;. <br \/>  <br \/>  This comes during the most trying political crisis in Lebanon, one that has left citizens and artists penniless and without many prospects. This led to many artists recirculating the statement with the hashtag &#8220;Artists From The People&#8221;.<br \/>  <br \/>  <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CNlKEH_M0ht\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>  <br \/>  Several actors also called upon the head of the syndicate Jihad al Atrash to resign immediately, and for new elections to take place.<br \/>  <br \/>      <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%81%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%A8?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#<\/a> <a 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