Anti-regime graffiti writing on the rise in Iran

Anti-regime graffiti writing on the rise in Iran

NCRI – Graffiti writing against the Iranian regime and its leaders has been on the rise, “jumping tenfold compared to the recent past,” a state-run website reported on Saturday.

Jahan News website quoted a Tehran municipal official as saying, “In the past several months, graffiti writing has had an unusual rise and clean up has turned into a major headache for all districts.”

The official added, “Many of our colleagues at the municipality have been asked to carry white spray paints in their personal cars so that during their commute to and from work they can be ready to paint over any slogans they encounter.”

The regime official admitted that the nature of the graffiti has been changed from advertisements to political mantras, adding, “The sensitivity about these slogans is high and we will try to lessen the anxiety by removing them.”