 The director of an art show in Athens, Greece was jailed on charges of obscenity and an attack on national symbols. The material in question was a video of a woman masturbating to the Greek National Anthem by Greek-American artist, Eva Stefani.
According to the article in the Australian newspaper, Perth Now:
After a visitor reported the video to police, Art Athina director, Michalis Argyros, was arrested and charged.
He spent the night behind bars, provoking an outcry from local artists, who mobilized to defend him.
Last week, the Greek court acquitted Argyros on all charges, citing freedom of expression. Apparently, the Greek Orthodox Church and right-wing political parties of Greece actively pursue works of art with even the slightest religious iconography or national symbolism.
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