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| Banksy mural in New York highlights case of jailed Turkish artist | Banksy mural in New York highlights case of jailed Turkish artist |
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| Banksy has unveiled a mural in New York highlighting the case of a Turkish artist who was jailed for nearly three years over a painting. | Banksy has unveiled a mural in New York highlighting the case of a Turkish artist who was jailed for nearly three years over a painting. |
| Zehra Doğan was reportedly imprisoned in 2017 for her painting of a damaged Turkish city. | Zehra Doğan was reportedly imprisoned in 2017 for her painting of a damaged Turkish city. |
| Banksy’s work shows the image projected above a mural of tally marks that resemble jail bars and represent the time she has spent in prison. A painting of her face peers from behind bars. | Banksy’s work shows the image projected above a mural of tally marks that resemble jail bars and represent the time she has spent in prison. A painting of her face peers from behind bars. |
| The mural, which was unveiled on Thursday, was reportedly 70ft long, and made in collaboration with graffiti artist Borf, the New York Times reported. | The mural, which was unveiled on Thursday, was reportedly 70ft long, and made in collaboration with graffiti artist Borf, the New York Times reported. |
| “I really feel for her. I’ve painted things much more worthy of a custodial sentence,” Banksy said. | “I really feel for her. I’ve painted things much more worthy of a custodial sentence,” Banksy said. |
| The anonymous artist wrote about the “injustice” on Instagram, using the hashtag FREEzehradogan. “Sentenced to nearly three years in jail for painting a single picture,” he added. | The anonymous artist wrote about the “injustice” on Instagram, using the hashtag FREEzehradogan. “Sentenced to nearly three years in jail for painting a single picture,” he added. |
| Doğan was sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison for painting the city Nusaybin damaged by state security forces, according to freedom of expression advocate PEN. | Doğan was sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison for painting the city Nusaybin damaged by state security forces, according to freedom of expression advocate PEN. |
| She argued that she made the painting as a journalist but was charged with being connected to the Kurdistan Workers’ party, which has been battling the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. | She argued that she made the painting as a journalist but was charged with being connected to the Kurdistan Workers’ party, which has been battling the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. |
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