Haunting Shadow of Scrubbed Banksy Mural Goes Viral

The erasure of the mural outside London’s Court of Justice has become a metaphor for widespread government crackdowns on protesters around the world.

Haunting Shadow of Scrubbed Banksy Mural Goes Viral
A painting by Banksy after being partially removed from a wall of the Royal Courts of Justice on September 11, 2025 in London, England (photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)