The list includes Duraid Lahham, an actor who is famous for performing in films and plays that are critical of dictatorships, television personality Abbas Al-Nouri and Rasheed Assaf, most famous for playing historical roles in serial dramas. The list has been distributed through Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
The list also contained some anti-revolution statements made by a number of artists and actors. For example, Al-Nouri is quoted as having said that, “reforms do not need a revolution to achieve.” He has also accused Syrian youths of simply being copycats to the demonstrators in Tunisia and Egypt, adding that demonstrations have been isolated in Syria.
“As a Syrian citizen, I am with the leadership. I will defend and support it. It has adopted great national stances,” Rasheed Assaf allegedly told a Kuwaiti newspaper.
Lahham is accused of being a bullhorn for the government.
“His attitudes contradict the reformist and revolutionary roles he had played on stage and cinema,” said a statement on the list's Facebook page.
Famous Syrian caricaturist Ali Farazat recently told the media he would compile a list of artists who refused to join demonstrations because they were waiting to see which side would come out ahead before taking sides.