Weld El 15

Weld El 15, born Ala Yaacoubi, is a Tunisian rapper.

In June 2013 he was given a two-year prison sentence for insulting the police with his song 'Boulicia Kleb' (Cops are Dogs).[1] In September 2014 he was nominated by European United Left–Nordic Green Left for the Sakharov Prize, along with the Moroccan rapper L7a9d and the Egyptian blogger Alaa Abd El-Fattah. The following month, the nomination was withdrawn after controversy over some 2012 tweets by Abd El-Fattah at the time of Israel's bombing of Gaza.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Tunisian rapper sentenced to prison for insulting police". France24. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Beinin, Joel (10 October 2014). "Can Arabs Be Human Rights Defenders?". Jadaliyya. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

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