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1 | Lebanon: Musician Arrested for Mocking President in Song | Libanona : Mpihira Nosamborina Noho Ny Faniratsirana Filoha Tany Anaty Hira |
2 | Lebanese musician Zeid Hamdan was detained briefly this week for allegedly defaming President Michel Suleiman in a song he released in 2010. | Ilay mpanakanto Libane Zeid Hamdan dia voatazona fotoana fohy tamin'ity herinandro ity noho ny fahasahiany nanala baràka ny Filoha Michel Suleiman tanatin'ny hira navoakany ny taona 2010. |
3 | http://www.youtube.com/watch? | http://www.youtube.com/watch? |
4 | v=L83n4zhg8Jw | v=L83n4zhg8Jw |
5 | Lebanese newspaper Assafir has since reported the Hamdan has been released, but not before a Twitter and blogger storm publicised the news of his initial arrest. | Ilay gazety Libane Assafir nitatitra ihany koa niaraka tamin'izany hoe navotsotra i Hamdan, saingy tsy talohan'ny tadion-dresaka nataon'ireo mpampiasa Twitter sy bilaogera namoaka ilay vaovao momba ny fisamborana voalohany azy . |
6 | Lebanon's online community swiftly erupted in outrage at Hamdan's detention, with a Facebook page dedicated to the release of Hamdan attracting more than 2,000 supporters within a few hours. | Ny fiarahamonina anaty aterineto ao Libanona dia namoaka teo noho eo tsy fankatoavana ilay fitazonana an'i Hamdan, niaraka taminà pejy Facebook natokana ho an'ny famotsorana an'i Hamdan izay nahasarika mpanohana mihoatra ny 2000 tao anatin'ny ora vitsy. |
7 | Zeid Hamdan (left) with Mahmoud Radaidah. | Zeid Hamdan (havia) niaraka tamin'i Mahmoud Radaidah. |
8 | Image by Flickr user alhussainy (CC BY 2.0). | Sary avy amin'ny mpampiasa Flickr alhussainy (CC BY 2.0) |
9 | Twitter also witnessed an outcry, with the #FreeZeid hashtag quickly circulating as a means to express anger at the arrest. | Twitter koa dia nitsangana ho vavolombelona tamin'ny famoahana hiaka mafy, niaraka tamin'ny tenifototra #FreeZeid nipariaka natao ho toy ny fitaovana hamoahana ny hatezerana noho ilay fisamborana. |
10 | @ LeShaque: @SleimanMichel Are you not seeing what is happening to your Arab buddies who do not like criticism? # | @ LeShaque: @SleimanMichel Tsy hitanareo ve ny mitranga amin'ireo namanareo Arabo tsy tia kiana ireo? # |
11 | @bilalhouri: The Lebanese Government opened Zeid's song on YouTube in August 2010, it finished buffering today. | @bilalhouri: Ny Aogositra 2010 ny Governemanta Libanezy no nanokatra ilay hiran'i Zeid tao amin'ny YouTube, ary androany izany no nifarana . |
12 | #OntorNet | #OntorNet . |
13 | @nmoawad: #FreeZeid and arrest Mohammad Iskandar! | @nmoawad: #FreeZeid (Avotsory i Zeid) ary sambory i Mohammad Iskandar! |
14 | @TajaddodYouth: Pr. @SleimanMichel we know your commitment to #freespeech. | @TajaddodYouth: Ry Filoha @SleimanMichel fantatray ny fandalànao ny #freespeech (na fahalalahana hiteny). |
15 | Zeid Hamdan must be released. | Tsy maintsy avoaka i Zeid Hamdan. |
16 | Essential freedoms threatened #Censorship #FreeZeid | Voatohintohina ny zo fototra #Censorship #FreeZeid …. |
17 | @hindmezaina: “The role of art & music isn't to flatter the fragile egos of insecure public figures. | @hindmezaina: “Ny andraikitry ny zavakanto sy ny mozika dia tsy ny handoka ny fitiavan-tena marefon'ireo olo-malaza fanta-bahoaka. |
18 | ”http://t.co/SqJXPJy #freezeid | ”http://t.co/SqJXPJy#freezeid…. |
19 | Concerning to many Lebanese is the threat to freedom of expression posed by state authorities who hastily imposed a law dating back to the French mandate, against those who openly criticise the President of the Republic. | Ny zavatra mampanahy ireo Libane maro dia ny fanohintohinana ny fahalalahana haneho hevitra ataon'ireo manampahefana izay nametraka avy hatrany lalàna efa tamin'ny andron'ny Frantsay, ho fanoherana ireo manakiana ampahibemaso ny Filohan'ny Repoblika. |
20 | Hamdan's brief arrest has reignited calls for reforms to protect free speech. | Ny fisamborana nandritra ny fotoana fohy an'i Hamdan dia nanaitra indray ny antsom-panavàozana ho fiarovana ny fahalalahana haneho hevitra. |
21 | Karl Sharro, at Karl reMarks, wrote a response shortly after news of Hamdan's arrest surfaced, dubbing the detention as a form of “intellectual intimidation”: | Karl Sharro, tao amin'ny Karl reMarks, dia nanoratra valinteny fotoana fohy monja taorian'ny nivoahan'ilay vaovao mikasika ny fisamborana an'i Hamdan, nanasokajy ilay fihetsika ho “fampitahorana ara-tsaina” : |
22 | … this incident has now given an all too realistic view of the contemporary culture of repression and arbitrary use of power in Lebanon. | … Io tranga io dia nanome fijery marina loatra ny kolotsaina amin'izao vanim-potoana izao, momba ny famoretana sy ny fampiasana fahatany ny fahefana ao Libanona . |
23 | The song in question, General Suleiman, is a light-hearted reggae number that has has provoked the humourless authorities to go after Zeid Hamdan, in all likelihood for the ‘offence' of demeaning the position of the President of the Republic. | Io hira resahana io, General Suleiman, dia gadona “reggae” izay nanosika ireo manampahefana tsy mahatanty sangy hanenjika an'i Zeid Hamdan tsy ampisalasalana, ary angamba mety ho amin'ilay ‘ompa' nahakasika ny toerana Filohan'ny Repoblika. |
24 | This archaic residue of the French mandate period has often been used by the authorities to clamp down on the freedom of expression. | Io farasisan'ny andron'ny Frantsay taloha io dia natao fomba fanao hatrany teo amin'ireo manampahefana mba hanakombonam-bava ny fahalalahana hiteny. |
25 | While it's tempting to defend Zeid on the basis that the song isn't actually offensive, I think this is the wrong approach. | Na dia ny hanohana an'i Zeid aza no fototra niaingàna amin'ny filazana fa tsy dia tena mahasosotra loatra ilay hira, mihevitra aho fa fomba fiady tsy nety iny. |
26 | What we need to defend here is the freedom of expression, without qualifications, and push for abolishing the archaic laws that provide the legal basis for such arrests. | Ny zavatra tokony hiadiantsika dia ny fahalalahana haneho hevitra, tsy asiana famaritana, ary hikatsaka ny fanafoanana io lalàna taloha izay manome vàhana raka ny lalàna ny fisamborana toy izany. |
27 | No politician or public figure should be beyond critique, and they shouldn't be allowed to use those laws in a desperate bid to gain the respect that their political record hasn't gained them. | Tsy tokony hisy mpanao politika na olo-malaza ho ambonin'ny kiana izany, ary tsy tokony avela hampiasa ireo lalàna ireo ho làlana farany hahazoana ny fanajàna izay tsy azon'izy ireo avy amin'ny zava-bitany teo amin'ny tontolo politika. |
28 | The role of art and music isn't to flatter the fragile egos of insecure public figures. | Ny andraikitry ny zavakanto sy ny mozika dia tsy ny handoka ny fitiavan-tena marefon'ireo olo-malaza fanta-bahoaka. |
29 | Let's say a resolute no to these forms of intellectual intimidation and fight for our freedom to offend the clique of fools that is ruling us. | ‘Ndao hiteny tsia ho an'ireny fampitahorana ara-tsaina ireny ary hiady ho an'ny fahalalahantsika hanao izay hahatezitra ireo andian'adala izay mitondra antsika ireo |
30 | Oussama Hayek highlights the absurdity of Lebanon's archaic Lèse majesté law: | Oussama Hayek dia manasongadina ny maha-kidaladala an'io lalàna taloha Libanona Lèse majesté (misolelaka) io : |
31 | The news that Zeid Hamdan was briefly arrested for insulting our Dear Great Leader President General Suleiman (henceforth DGLPGS) was unsurprising, but nonetheless a sad reminder of the atavism of Lebanon's legal system. | Ilay vaovao hoe voatàna nandritra ny fotoana fohy i Zeid Hamdan noho izy nanakiana ilay Filoha Mpitarika Lehibe sady Jeneraly Suleiman (Dear Great Leader President General Suleiman hafohezina hoe DGLPGS) dia nahazendana, nefa na izany aza dia fahatsiarovana nampalahelo momba ny tarazon'ny rafi-dalàna ao Libanona ihany io. |
32 | Indeed, every once in a while we hear of one person or another arrested for insulting DGLPGS. | Koa, isan'andro no andrenesantsika vaovao momba ny fisamborana olona iray hafa noho ny faniratsirana an'i DGLPGS. |
33 | In a normal country with a real “majesté” such as Britain, the laws against insulting the Queen or King have not been prosecuted since the 18th Century. | Amin'ny firenena ara-dalàna izy misy “mpanjaka” tena izy na “majesté” tahaka an'i Angletera, Ireo lalàna momba ny faniratsirana Mpanjaka vavy na lahy dia tsy nampiharina efa hatramin'ny taonjato faha-18. |
34 | In Holland, calling the Queen a whore can set you back a €400 fine. | Any Holland, ny fiantsoana ny Mpanjakavavy ho mpivarotena dia handoavanao sazy €400. |
35 | Lebanon seems to be in a league with fine beacons of progress like Thailand in enforcing Lèse majesté laws. | Libanona dia toa ho isan'ireo firenena ao anaty ligy iray toa an'i Thailand manao izay hanakànana ny fandrosoana amin'ny fampiharana ny lalàna Lèse majesté |
36 | The problem is that DGLPGS is not a near-deity like the Thai royals. | Ny olana dia i DGLPGS dia tsy masina be toy ny fianakaviana mpanjaka ” Thai”. |
37 | He is merely an elected official in a ramshackle democracy. | Olom-boafidy iray ao anaty demokrasia mangozohozo monja ihany izy. |
38 | Even ramshackle democracies can't function if elected officials cannot be (harshly) criticised. | Na dia ireo demokrasia mangozohozo aza tsy afaka ny hiasa raha tsy azo kianina (mafy) ireo olom-boafidy ao. |
39 | Elie Fares at A Separate State of Mind, contends that while the law deployed to arrest Hamden is absurd, critics should tame their outrage at their own country: | Elie Fares tao amin'ny A Separate State of Mind (na Fomba Fisaina Hafa ) , nanohana fa raha kidaladàla ilay lalàna nampiharina hisamborana an'i Hamden, dia tokony hitodika any amin'ny fireneny ihany ireo mpanakiana : |
40 | What we also do is bash our country left and right, up and down. | Ny zavatra ataontsika koa dia hanakapokapoka ny firenentsika an-kavia sy an-kavanana, ambony sy ambany. |
41 | And every direction in between those anytime something we do not agree with happens. | Ary isaky ny misy zavatra tsy mampitovy hevitra antsika amin'ny hafa rehefa misy zavatra miseho. |
42 | Let me illustrate this. | Avelao hazavaiko ny amin'io. |
43 | The most recent example is the arrest of Zeid Hamdan today, after being accused of libel against the Lebanese president, following a rather useless song. | Ny ohatra akaiky indrindra izao dia ny fisamborana an'i Zeid Hamdan androany, taorian'ny filazàna azy ho nanala baràka ny Filoha Libane, noho ny hira tsy dia misy ilàna azy loatra. |
44 | The moment Zeid was taken into custody, Lebanese twitter and Facebook users were up in protest. | Tamin'ny fotoana nampidiràna am-ponja an' i Zeid, dia nanomboka nanohitra ireo Libane mpampiasa twitter sy Facebook. |
45 | The Facebook page dedicated to freeing Zeid gained about 2000 followers in a few hours. | Ny pejy Facebook natao hamotsorana an'i Zeid dia nahangona mpanara-dia 2000 tao anaty ora vitsy. |
46 | All good, right? | Tsara kosa, sa tsy izany? |
47 | I mean, the arrest was ridiculous. | Ny tiako holazaina, nampalahelo ilay fisamborana. |
48 | The law upon which the arrest was based needs to be revised. | Tokony haverina dinihana izay lalàna netnina nanatanteraka iny fisamborana iny. |
49 | It's no longer 1926 when our constitution was “inspired” by the French one at the time. | Tsy any amin'ny taona 1926 intsony isika, tamin'ny lalampanorenantsika “nosaintsainina” avy tamin'ny an'ny Frantsay tamin'izany andro izany. |
50 | France changed theirs. | Efa novain'ny Frantsay ny azy ireo. |
51 | It's high time we change ours. | Efa fotoana koa izao hanovàna ny antsika. |
52 | Another side of the Zeid Hamdan arrest was a lot of Lebanese people bashing their country, some calling it a useless place, others calling it a failure of a nation, while some called it a piece of sh*t. | Endrika iray nisehoan'ilay fisamborana an'i Zeid Hamdan koa dia ny fanaovan'ny Libane maro ho tsinontsinona ny fireneny, ny sasany niantso azy io ho toerana tsy misy ilàna azy, ny sasany niantso azy io ho firenena mikororosy, ary ny sasany niantso azy io ho vongan-t*y. |
53 | Just because our political system is in a perpetually fragile equilibrium doesn't mean the whole system is a failure. | Ny maha-tsy marin-toerana foana ny rafitra politikantsika tsy midika fa ny rafitra rehetra no mikororosy fàhana. |
54 | Just because power transfers easily doesn't mean the country is a failure. | Ary tsy satria hoe tsy mora ny famindram-pahefana dia midika fa hoe mitontongana ny firenentsika. |
55 | And you know what the most ridiculous thing is, our expectations are so low of anything Lebanon-related that we're willing to believe any rumor that defames the country as a whole. | Ary fantatrareo fa ny tena mampihomehy dia, dia ambany mihoatra amin'ny zava-drehetra ny zavatra andrasantsika momba an'i Libanona mahatonga antsika hino ireo siosion-dresaka manaratsy ny firenena manontolo. |
56 | The freedom to criticise, satirise and hold accountable a state's political leaders is a key pillar of democracy. | Ny fahalalahana hanakiana, ny fanarabiana sy fitazonana ireo mpitarika ara-politika ho tompon'andraikitra dia andry ijoroan'ny demokrasia. |
57 | For Lebanon to be truly democratic, it must respect the principle of freedom of speech and expression. | Raha te ho demokratika tokoa i Libanona, tsy maintsy manaja ny fototry ny fahalalahana hiteny sy haneho hevitra izy. |
58 | Hamden's arrest is, thus, a necessary reminder that Lebanon still falls well behind the expectations of a fully democratic state. | Araka izany, ny fisamborana an'i Hamden dia fampahatsiahivana tena nilaina fa i Libanona dia mbola latsaka ambany mihoatra izay noeritreretina momba ny firenena tena demaokratika. |