CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – University of Virgina’s Persian Cultural Society (PCS) is condemning what it called the defacement of its mural on the Beta Bridge, the campus landmark where students are free to paint messages expressing their views on the topics of the day.
The mural on the wall of the Rugby Road crossing, includes a green stripe, a white stripe, and a red stripe – modeled after the Iranian flag – with the words, “Women, Life, Freedom,” painted on the green section and “Free Iran From Generations of Slaughter,” on the white section.
But since February, the organization said, the mural has been “defaced” four times by an unknown individual or individuals. Images the group shared on its Instagram account show that the words “From Israel” and “By Israel and the U.S.” added in black paint…