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Rainbow flags vandalized at Stonewall National Monument in New York City

Rainbow flags lining the Stonewall National Monument in New York City to celebrate Pride month were taken down and destroyed this week, police said, marking the second year in a row that the flags have been vandalized during the annual celebration of the LGBTQ+ community throughout June. Authorities received a report early Friday about the […]

Pride flags were again vandalized at the Stonewall National Monument

Over 150 rainbow flags lining New York City’s Stonewall National Monument for LGBTQ Pride Month were vandalized this week — for the second year in a row — police said Friday. Someone broke 160 flags both inside and outside the monument, in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village neighborhood, between Thursday evening and Friday morning, a spokesperson for […]

New King Charles portrait vandalized by activists at London gallery

Animal rights activists vandalized a new portrait of King Charles III Tuesday as it was displayed at a London gallery. Two men, whom British media reported were from the group Animal Rising, were filmed pasting an image of the face of the character Wallace from the cartoon Wallace and Gromit over the king’s face, along with […]

Barclays bank branches vandalized by pro-Palestinian and climate activists

Around 20 branches of Barclays have been vandalized by pro-Palestinian and climate activists who said they were protesting against the UK bank’s business dealings in Israel and its funding of polluting industries. Windows were smashed and red paint was sprayed across buildings, including in London, to “demand the bank divests from Israel’s weapons trade and […]

New Orleans City Council staff member wakes to find home vandalized

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans City Council has released a statement regarding threats made to a member of the staff. The statement reads that on May 16, alleged vandals covered the home of a Jewish city council staff member in red paint, possibly representing blood, in retaliation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “Regardless of […]