Mural honoring murdered Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska taken down in Providence after local outrage
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Mural to murdered Ukrainian refugee is torn down despite campaign to save it.
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A mural commemorating murdered Ukranian refugee Iryna Zarutska has been torn down - despite a campaign being launched to save it.
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Ms Zarutska, just 23, fled Ukraine following Vladimir Putin's invasion invasion in 2022 - but was stabbed to death on a train in North Carolina last year, sparking outrage in America after CCTV footage of her death was revealed.Construction workers arrived at The Dark Lady, a gay bar in Providence, Rhode Island on Tuesday to take down the partially completed artwork.
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The canvas mural was lowered, folded and removed from the premises, according to WJAR-TV.Artist Ian Gaudreau confirmed the decision to remove his work came in response to local left-wing outrage."A lot of people voiced their frustrations, and voices were heard, and the work is coming down as a reaction to that," he told the broadcaster.Mayor Brett Smiley made clear his desire for the artwork's removal, claiming it was "divisive and does not represent Providence"."The murder of the individual...
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