Watch Pussy Riot’s New Music Video About the Refugee Crisis
Watch Pussy Riot’s New Music Video About the Refugee Crisis
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Nadya Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot perform live on stage during the final weekend closing party of Dismaland on September 25, 2015 in Weston-Super-Mare, England.Jim Dyson—Getty Images
The Russian protest band Pussy Riot has weighed in on Europe’s migrant crisis in its new music video for “Refugees In,” a bleak yet fanciful takedown of European governments. Warning: this song is heavy on profanity.
The video, shot at Banksy’s “bemusement park” Dismaland during its final days in operation, shows police engaging violently with protestors, while the women sing phrases like “Refugees in, Nazis out” and “F-ck the police, like we are in Greece.”
The construction materials from the fake amusement park/art installation were disassembled and taken to the refugee camp in Calais, where they were turned into migrant shelters.
See Inside Banksy’s Dystopian ‘Dismaland’
A general view of Dismaland Bemusement Park, a collection of satirical art and sculpture by the graffiti artist Banksy, in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England.Claire Hayhurst—PA Photos/LandovBig Rig Jig by Mike Ross.Yui Mok—PA Photos/LandovA sculpture of a killer whale jumping out of a toilet by Banksy.Yui Mok—PA Photos/LandovA sculpture of a mermaid reminiscent of Disney's The Little Mermaid by Banksy.PA Images/Sipa USAA sculpture of a woman attacked by seagulls by Banksy .Yui Mok—PA Photos/LandovAn armored police riot van built to serve on the streets of Northern Ireland in Water Canon Creek.Yui Mok—PA Photos/LandovA sculpture that appears to reference the migrant crisis by Banksy.Yui Mok—PA Photos/LandovA billboard depicting British Prime Minister David Cameron by Peter Kennard and Cat Phillips.PA Images/Sipa USAA piece by Banksy.Yui Mok—PA Photos/LandovA sculpture of a hummingbird by Banksy.Yui Mok—PA Photos/LandovDetail from a miniature by Jimmy Cauty titled The Aftermath Displacement Principle, a model of an entire town frozen just after a huge period of civil unrest.PA Images/Sipa USAA sculpture of the grim reaper in a bumper car.Yui Mok—PA Photos/LandovA sculpture of wrecked Cinderella and her pumpkin carriage being photographed by paparazzi by Banksy.Yui Mok—PA Photos/LandovThe exterior of Dismaland Bemusement Park.Yui Mok—PA Photos/Landov
