Wednesday, 22 June 2011

China releases artist Ai Weiwei on bail (AFP)

Chinese police have released detained artist Ai Weiwei, seen here in 2010, on bail after he confessed to tax evasion and because he suffers from a chronic disease, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was released on bail in Beijing Wednesday nearly three months after he was detained during the government's biggest crackdown on activists in years.



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