Tag: Ai Weiwei detention 2011

Authorities To Shut Down Ai Weiwei’s Firm

The New York Times reports that officials have revoked the business license of dissident artist Ai Weiwei’s production company, according to an online post by Ai’s lawyer: The move came after a court last week rejected an appeal from Mr. Ai in which he argued that tax officials should not be allowed to collect $2.4 million that the officials said the company owed in back taxes and penal

October 1, 2012 7:10 PM

Chinese Court Upholds Fine Against Dissident Ai Weiwei

Artist and activist Ai Weiwei’s appeal in his tax evasion case has been rejected, and the fine of US$2.4 million ha

September 26, 2012 10:33 PM

Ai Weiwei: “I Am Fighting Someone I Will Never Know”

In one of a number of recent interviews, Ai Weiwei talks to The Telegraph’s Malcolm Moore about his childhood, fath

May 30, 2012 9:56 PM

Ai Weiwei: ‘Why Do They Still Have to Spy on Me?’

The Globe and Mail’s Mark MacKinnon talks to Ai Weiwei about pressure from the authorities, its effect on his art,

May 28, 2012 6:11 PM

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