BEIJING (Reuters) - China has barred its most famous dissident Ai Weiwei from showing up in court to hear the verdict of his appeal against a $2 million fine for tax evasion, a case that critics accuse Beijing of using to muzzle the outspoken artist. full story ![]()

Dissident artist Ai Weiwei captures on camera a fight between groups of Tibetans and Han Chinese in Beijing.
sky.com (1 month and 6 days ago)
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has unveiled his newest piece in Hong Kong a work composed of 1,800 large tins of milk powder, arranged into a map of China. Each province is marked off by a different brand of milk.
washingtonpost.com (1 month and 1 day ago)
Bystanders capture dramatic scenes unfolding live before them all the time, but in the case of one chaotic scene in China, the person behind the camera helped generate a lot of the attention. Chinese activist and world-renowned artist Ai Weiwei has boosted a Beijing street brawl into international headlines after posting his footage of the bloody confrontation.
cbc.ca (1 month and 5 days ago)

Dioramas by the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, to be shown in Venice, reconstruct his illegal detention in China in minute detail.
nytimes.com (24 days ago)

Hampstead Theatre is to risk angering the Chinese authorities with a live stream of its play about the artist and activist Ai Weiwei.
standard.co.uk (2 months and 10 days ago)

Ai Weiwei discusses “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry,” a documentary that looks at his artistic and political activities.
nytimes.com (3 months and 25 days ago)
The court hearing the genocide case against former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt says a verdict will be announced within hours.
foxnews.com (1 month and 9 days ago)
The court hearing the genocide case against former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt says a verdict will be announced within hours.
nytimes.com (1 month and 9 days ago)

Artist Ai Weiwei has created a map of China made entirely out of tins of formula milk, to highlight tensions over tainted baby food.
bbci.co.uk (30 days ago)
BEIJING (Reuters) - Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei announced plans on Monday to release a heavy-metal album that he said would "express his opinion" just as he does with his art.
reuters.com (3 months and 10 days ago)
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