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Chinese artist receives maximum sentence over artwork
Original: CHINA: ARTIST GIVEN MAXIMUM SENTENCE FOR ART (Third 106.24)
A Chinese artist has been given the maximum sentence in a case framed by Amnesty International as punishment for art. The rights group is publicising the verdict under the label 'Third 106.24' and urging attention to what it calls persecution for artistic expression. Details of the artist's identity and the exact charges have not been widely reported beyond the campaign itself.
Why now: Human rights campaigners are drawing attention to what they describe as state punishment of artistic expression in China.
Evidence
- CHINA: ARTIST GIVEN MAXIMUM SENTENCE FOR ART (Third 106.24) · Amnesty International USA
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