Elyanna faces backlash over prison visuals in ‘BOSA’ music video

Middle East Eye · September 9, 2026 Human Rights

Elyanna faces backlash over prison visuals in ‘BOSA’ music video Submitted by Ayah El-Khaldi on Tue, 09/08/2026 - 14:17 Viewers question Palestinian-Chilean singer's decision to use jail as backdrop amid grim reality of Palestinian women in Israeli detention Elyanna features in a scene from her “BOSA” music video, which has drawn criticism over its use of prison imagery (Screenshot/YouTube) Off Palestinian singer Elyanna has drawn criticism over her latest music video, with viewers questioning the decision to set the lively and playful clip in a jail while Palestinian women face widespread abuse in Israeli prisons. Released on 4 September, BOSA opens with Elyanna behind metal bars. The video then moves through a stone prison-like compound, where she and a group of female dancers perform in courtyards and around barred windows.

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