Ai Weiwei arrest protests at Chinese embassies worldwide

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Source: The Guardian

Demonstrators all over the world were sitting outside Chinese embassies on Sunday demanding the release of the detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.

Hundreds of protestors brought chairs onto the street tocall for the immediate release of Ai, and in support of the rights of all Chinese artists.

In Hong Kong there were scuffles as 150 protestors came up against lines of police, with reports of at least one detention. In Berlin, about 200 people took part in a largely silent protest. There was also a gathering outside the Chinese embassy in London.

Ai was arrested on 3 April at Beijing airport and is being investigated by the Chinese authorities for tax evasion, bigamy and spreading pornography on the web, according to a Hong Kong newspaper. His whereabouts remain unknown.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/apr/17/ai-weiwei-protests-1001-chairs

[dmr]

1. Funny, I was thinking about him this morning.

I hope China isn't harming him. But they hate his defiance, his bravery & the strength he gives others to defy a little themselves.
:hi:

[pinto]

2. Good to hear. He created the 'Birds' Nest' stadium for the Beijing Olympics.

A masterpiece...

[Hissyspit]

3. He's a really great and brilliant artist with integrity.

I fucking hate authoritarians and authoritarian apologists, whether in China, Iran, France, the United States or the Republican or Democratic Party.