Massive Attack Banned from Singapore Over Palestinian Flag Display
Members of the band Massive Attack were detained and subsequently banned from Singapore after displaying a Palestinian flag during a concert. The band expressed surprise and disappointment over what they described as a 'surreal experience'.
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Massive Attack respond after Singapore ban over Palestine display
The UK band says they are "surprised and disappointed" by their treatment over shouting "free Palestine" at a concert there.
Read full article →Singapore Bans Band Massive Attack for Displaying Palestinian Flag
The British group was punished under a policy of racial harmony that has long been criticized as stifling free speech in the city-state.
By Max Kim
Read full article →Massive Attack speak about ‘surreal experience’ of being banned from Singapore over Palestinian flag
British band say they are ‘proud to have made this impromptu expression with our fans in Singapore’, where open display of all foreign flags is banned Massive Attack have called being banned from Singapore a “surreal experience” after displaying a Palestinian flag during their show. On Wednesday, the English trip-hop collective – whose current lineup includes Robert “3D” Del Naja and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall – played a show at the Star theatre. Continue reading...
By Press Association
Read full article →Massive Attack Respond to Being Banned From Singapore Over Displaying Palestinian Flag
"We did not imagine that merely holding up the flag of a sovereign state recognized by 157 countries would violate any law"
By Emily Zemler
Read full article →Massive Attack criticizes Singapore over Palestinian flag detention
The British band Massive Attack said its members were detained by Singapore police and 'isolated and separately questioned' after the two performers raised a Palestinian flag at...
Read full article →Massive Attack say entire band were detained and some had passports confiscated in Singapore after Palestine flag display
"On reflection, we are proud to have made this impromptu expression with our fans in Singapore" The post Massive Attack say entire band were detained and some had passports confiscated in Singapore after Palestine flag display appeared first on NME.
By Max Pilley
Read full article →Massive Attack respond after Singapore ban over Palestine display
Massive Attack have said they were "surprised and disappointed" by their treatment by Singaporean authorities after expressing pro-Palestine sentiments during a performance in the city-state.
By Abubakar Ibrahim
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